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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Planning applications.
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates9,738Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 7,339 approved or refused records
1,076Refused applications
6,263 approved · 1,076 refused · 261 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 11 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026Planning information Planning and building controlContact planning Building controlLocal plan Local Plan consultationsConservation areas Trees in conservation areas
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- Planning enquiries01202123321Council source
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
Conservation areas48 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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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.
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More application records
- Application ApprovedP/25/02056/HOU
Single storey rear extension plus connecting decking and stairs
40 Richmond Park Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9DP
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03252/TTPO
T1 Oak - Crown lift to give 4-5m clearance from ground, reduce laterals growing over neighbours property by 1m, remove epicormic growth to 5m and remove dead wood
5 Gorse Hill Close Poole BH15 3QW
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/03501/REG14
1X Oak tree - 3 fractured branches - remove
250 Rempstone Road Poole Wimborne BH21 1SZ
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-26842-A
Variation/Relief of condition 1 (approved plans) of 7-2022-26842: Alterations to loft to create new habitable space, including two side dormers. Internal alterations and rear extension following demolition of existing conservatory
16 Belfield Road Bournemouth BH6 4JB
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04701/HOU
Two storey rear extension to main dwelling
609 Castle Lane West Bournemouth BH8 9TR
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01345/F
Single storey, pitched roof front extension and insertion of 1no. window within the existing side elevation.
27 Cheam Road, Broadstone, BH18 9HB
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/01378/FUL
Conversion of restaurant and 12-bedroom hotel to a 19-bedroom hotel (Use Class C1) with extensions and alterations including removal of front orangery and erection of a roof canopy and demolition of side conservatory and erection of single storey side extension. (Amended Description and Plans)
181-185 Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 4JS
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/05187/TTPO
Maritime Pine T1 - Overall Crown raise by up to 4 metres from ground level to allow more headroom, and to allow clearance over pavement. Crown raise by up to 5.2 metres over Highway where required. Reduce lateral growth to allow 3 metre clearance of property.
2B Grove Road West Christchurch BH23 2DJ
Received 15 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00219/TTPO
T1 Field Maple - Crown reduce by approximately 2m, pruning back to the previous pruning points.
2 Spur Road Poole BH14 9LT
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04531/HOU
Single storey rear extension and alterations
4 Leeson Road Bournemouth BH7 7AY
Received 16 Sept 2026 - Application RefusedP/25/01430/FUL
Proposed erection of a single dwelling.
1 Kitchener Crescent Poole BH17 7HU
Received 15 May 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/25/05336/FUL
Removal of front boundary wall, replacement of communal tarmac driveways/parking to the front with block paving, formation of an additional car parking space, installation of new soakaways and erection of new front boundary wall
Hollybush House 3 Wollstonecraft Road Bournemouth BH5 1JQ
Received 29 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00565/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness for Single storey rear extension (4 metres) Changes to fenestration, Internal alterations
74 Manning Avenue Christchurch BH23 4PW
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02100/TTPO
T1-Silver Birch: Undertake a branch reduction of all lateral growth only growing towards No.14 by no more than 1m from the tips inwards.
16 Gladelands Way Poole BH18 9JB
Received 7 May 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/03578/CONDR
Removal of condition 4 of Planning application P/25/02427/HOU which requires the existing highway vehicular crossing to be expunged and reinstated (Original Description of Development: Single storey rear extension, garage conversion to create granny annexe).
75 Gladstone Road Bournemouth BH7 6HD
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04162/CONDR
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission P/26/02554/HOU (Proposed single storey side and rear extension) to allow for side extension only.
17 Verona Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3JW
Received 27 Aug 2026 - (Refused) Appeal AllowedP/25/03124/FUL
Erection of new metal frame retractable roof pergola to rear courtyard garden.
1 Alumhurst Road Bournemouth BH4 8EL
Received 15 Aug 2025 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/25/01436/FUL
Alterations and change of use of part of first and second floors into 6 bedroom HMO for a maximum of 6 people ancillary to the primary use of the premises as a mixed Automotive Restoration workshop (Sui Generis) and car storage (B8) use (part retrospective).
87 Ringwood Road Poole BH14 0RH
Received 16 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01545/FUL
Sever the land and create a new 4 bedroom dwelling with new access from Cranleigh Road, turning & parking, amenity space and cycle store. Alterations to host property to include demolition of existing side bay window and rear conservatory and construction of two storey extension with associated internal and external changes.
134 Carbery Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3LH
Received 21 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01481/TTPO
T1 - Scots Pine - Crown lift to a height of 4m from ground level (amended proposal)
18 Bower Road Bournemouth BH8 9HQ
Received 19 May 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/05136/REG14
Maritime Pine - Dead - Fell
9 Bury Road Poole BH13 7DD
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/00902/REG14
T14 - Mulberry - Fell.
5 Benridge Close Poole Broadstone BH18 8NQ
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Registered - Awaiting AllocationP/26/04689/TTPO
T1- Ash Tree. Reduce branches overhanging garden area by 2m as shown on photo.
30 Treebys Close Christchurch BH23 7HP
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04580/CONDR
Variation of condition 2 of planning application APP/24/01041/F (Refurbishment and extensions to existing bungalow to create new floor to the rear to create 4 bedroomhouse with garage) to include alterations to plans relating to change in design: changes to approved finishing materials, addition of lantern roof at first floor level and re-configuration of the rear elevation with glazed openings & re-configuration of approved balconies
4 Imbrecourt Poole BH13 7NP
Received 7 Nov 2025
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What these statistics cover
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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