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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.
11,261 approved · 2,147 refused · 529 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2020 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
Reynard Court 100 Parkstone Road Poole BH15 2QA
Received 23 Jan 2026Colman Court 20 Manor Road Bournemouth BH1 3HZ
Received 10 Sept 2026140 Stanpit Christchurch BH23 3NE
Received 8 Oct 20247 School Lane, Poole, BH15 3JR
Received 21 Nov 202274A Parkwood Road Bournemouth BH5 2BL
Received 2 Aug 2022123 Banks Road, Poole, BH13 7QQ
Received 29 Oct 202422 Avenue Road Walkford Christchurch BH23 5QH
Received 12 Jun 202539 Danecourt Road Poole BH14 0PG
Received 10 Apr 20255 Vickers Close Bournemouth BH8 0LA
Received 27 Feb 2024Cavendish House Cavendish Estate Arrowsmith Road Poole BH21 3BD
Received 31 Mar 20263 Branksome Chine Cottage, 3 Beach Road, Poole, BH13 7BU
Received 8 May 202421A Avon Run Road Christchurch BH23 4DY
Received 1 Sept 202629 Brudenell Avenue, Poole, BH13 7NW
Received 19 Oct 2022118 Rossmore Road Poole BH12 2HJ
Received 9 Sept 2025Firgrove Court, 61 Bournemouth Road
Received 10 Oct 20242 Carrbridge Gardens Bournemouth BH3 7EL
Received 18 Jul 202250 Boscombe Grove Road Bournemouth BH1 4PD
Received 21 May 202531 Hazel Close Christchurch BH23 4PS
Received 10 Dec 202469 St Marys Road, Poole, BH15 2LJ
Received 1 Nov 2024The Mast House 95 Mudeford Christchurch BH23 3NT
Received 20 Jan 20253 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LB
Received 11 Jun 2025Bobby's 2 12 Commercial Road Bournemouth BH2 5LY
Received 14 Dec 202218 Sylvan Road, Poole, BH12 3BX
Received 13 Jul 2022St Andrews Church Centre Millhams Road Bournemouth BH10 7LN
Received 17 Jan 2023Records 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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