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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
11,091 approved · 2,118 refused · 521 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 20 May 2021 to 19 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 20 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
The Holy Redeemer Rc Church Kilmington Way Christchurch BH23 5BL
Received 31 Jul 20258 Wingfield Avenue Poole BH15 3DQ
Received 17 Mar 20262 Field Way Christchurch BH23 4QE
Received 6 May 20252 Cromwell Road Poole BH12 2NR
Received 25 Apr 2025Flat 2 10 Willow Way Christchurch BH23 1JJ
Received 27 Jan 202520 Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DQ
Received 15 Jun 2026Latchmoor 15 Argyle Road Christchurch BBH23 3NW
Received 30 Jan 202353 Clarendon Road Poole BH18 9HT
Received 6 Oct 2025Wentworth, 2 Crichel Mount Road
Received 18 Dec 20249 Cranemoor Close Christchurch BH23 5AP
Received 20 Aug 202631 Borley Road, Poole, BH17 7DT
Received 26 Aug 202239 Balena Close, Poole, BH17 7EB
Received 28 Nov 2024Port Iona, 121 Banks Road
Received 29 May 2024The Grove, 9 Balcombe Road, Poole, BH13 6DX
Received 5 Dec 20224 Buce Hayes Close Christchurch BH23 5HJ
Received 29 Jul 202246 Whitefield Road, Poole, BH14 8DD
Received 13 May 2024Valley Lodge, 16 Mount Grace Drive
Received 21 Sept 2022St James Court 26 The Avenue Poole BH13 6BF
Received 15 Apr 202653 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LD
Received 20 Apr 20265 The Moorings 2 Willow Way Christchurch BH23 1JJ
Received 10 Feb 202310 The Cuttings, Poole, BH14 8FL
Received 22 Feb 202310 Ascot Road, Broadstone, BH18 9EZ
Received 11 Mar 2024Hamilton House 38 Nelson Road Poole BH12 1ES
Received 11 Mar 2026340 Ashley Road Poole BH14 9DF
Received 24 Feb 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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