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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 dates9,897Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 7,471 approved or refused records
1,090Refused applications
6,381 approved · 1,090 refused · 265 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 19 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas48 mapped area records
Article 4 direction areasNo boundary records available in this collection
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More application records
- Application RefusedP/26/02036/TTPO
T1 - Liquidambar - Fell to ground level.
99 Parkway Drive Bournemouth BH8 9JS
Received 5 May 2026 - Application RefusedP/26/01067/FUL
Conversion of first floor accommodation from commercial use (Class E) to provide 4 flats with associated bin and cycle storage. Alterations to the roof, to elevations and to the retained ground floor commercial unit (Class E)
355 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2AD
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02810/TTPO
T1 - Monterey Pine - Crown lift to 4m clearance from ground level T2, T3, T4 - Monterey Pines - Remove dead wood only T5, T6 - Cypress - Crown lift to 4m clearance from ground level T7 - Oak - Prune from service lines to 1m clearance T8 - Cypress - Crown lift to 4m clearance from ground level T9 - Sycamore - Remove dead wood only T10 - Pine - Prune from service lines to 1m clearance T11 - Monterey Pine - Remove dead wood only
128 Pauntley Road Christchurch BH23 3JL
Received 29 Jul 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/26/02771/REG14
T4, T5, T8, T11, T23 - Scots Pine - Dead - Fell T9 - Oak - Snapped limb - remove from canopy T12 - Silver Birch - Dead - Fell T13, T24, T28 - Scots Pine - Dead limb - remove from crown T15 - Maritime Pine - Dead limb - remove from crown T25, T27 - Sycamore - Dead - Fell T26 - Oak - 2x Dead limb - remove from crown T30 - Oak - Dead limb - remove from crown
Talbot Village Poole
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01288/F
Retrospective installation of fence
1 Collwood Close, Poole, BH15 3HF
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/03866/TTPO
T1 - Douglas Fir - Low hanging crown over the highway. Unbalanced lower crown due to canopy being higher on the property side as opposed to the highway side. Dense, crowded canopy with multiple rubbing and crossing branches and dead wood. Crown lift to 5.5m from road level to the lowest foliage all round to meet statutory height requirements and to balance. Crown thin by 15% to include removal of crossing and rubbing branches and dead/damaged branches.
44 Hurstbourne Avenue Christchurch BH23 4RG
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00921/HOU
Side and rear extension, create accommodation at first floor level within new roof (AMENDED PLANS)
22 Gleadowe Avenue Christchurch BH23 1LS
Received 11 Apr 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/25/02616/TCA
T1- Holm Oak - Branch reduction 1m of branches growing over lawn T2 - Monterey Pine - Remove 1 low branch.
Crag Head 77 Manor Road Bournemouth BH1 3JF
Received 18 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01939/HOU
Extension to existing dormer
89 Footners Lane Christchurch BH23 7NR
Received 28 Apr 2026 - (Split) Appeal DismissedP/25/01560/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Remove truncated lower branches below the primary union & Crown reduce by a maximum of 1.5m
19 Alington Road Poole BH14 8LX
Received 21 May 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00764/X
02 - Holm Oak - Cut back from building to give 2m clearance. 03 - Copper Beech - Reduce upper lateral branches from building to give 2.5-3m clearance. 05 - Liquid Amber, 06 - Lawson Cypress Group, 07 - Holm Oak group, 08- Fastigiate Oak, 09 - Fastigiate Oak - Remove stake and ties. 10 - Pine, 11- Pine, 14 - English Oak - Remove deadwood greater than 25mm in diameter. 15 - Common Beech - Remove secondary 70mm stem on the fence line and remove a section of ivy from ground level to a height of 1m using hand tools - re-inspect base. 17 - Arbutus, 20 - Pine, 21 - Pine, 27 - Pine, 30 - Pine - Remove deadwood 25mm & greater overhanging and within falling distance of footpath only. 31 - Holm Oak, 36 - Beech - Cut back from building to give 2-2.5m clearance. 38 - Holm Oak, 39 - Pine, 40 - Pine - Remove deadwood 25mm and greater in diameter and remove a section of ivy from ground level to a height of 2m using hand tools - re-inspect base. Crown lift to give sufficient height clearance over the site car park. 41 - Pine - Carefully fell to near ground level.
Vista, 10 Mount Road
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/03753/NMA
Non material amendment following approval of APP/24/01007/F amendment of Condition 1 to change the list of approved drawings to capture proposed design changes. The application also proposes consequentiial amendments to the wording of conditions 4 and 5.
Quay West Marina 23 West Quay Road Poole BH15 1HX
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/03398/TTPO
T1 - Yew - Crown reduction by 2m in height with a finished height of approx 10m, reduce sides by up to 1.5m leaving a radial spread of 3m and lift canopy to 3m above ground level.
33 Nea Road Christchurch BH23 4NB
Received 4 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02255/TTPO
T1 - Lawson Cyrpress - Raise patio slabs in 65 Wellington Road, prune roots upto a diameter of 25mm and relay slabs in as level a manner as possible, to remove trip hazard.
Quest House 12 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 8SJ
Received 14 May 2026 - Application RefusedP/26/02796/LEG
Application for modification or discharge of planning obligation(s) to vary Section 106 Agreement to amend the payment trigger stage in respect of planning permission reference APP/09/00698/P and allowed on appeal reference APP/Q1255/A/10/2129885.
Land rear of 394 - 408 Ashley Road Poole BH14 0AA
Received 16 Jun 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/01027/ADV
Advertisement consent to fix x7 pairs of brackets and PVC banners to existing lamppost columns as per the specifications attached.
Banks Road Poole BH13 7PP
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/00446/TTPO
T1-Beech Fell to ground level and replant with a 1.5-2m nursery grown stock English Oak within 5m of the existing tree.
St John The Baptists Church Macaulay Road Poole BH18 8AR
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04922/TTPO
T1-Willow: Re-pollard all re-growth by around 3m from the tips inwards to existing pollard knuckles. Ensuring that where possible all pollard knuckles are retained.
7 Harbour View Road Poole BH14 0PD
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04163/FUL
Demolition of existing ground and 1st-floor store r/o 10/10A The Triangle; alterations and partial demolition of 18 Norwich Road; construction of a new 2-storey building (10B The Triangle) to the r/o 10 / 10A comprising ground floor workshop with studio flat above; construction of a new 4-storey dwelling at 18 Norwich Road (2-storeys when viewed from Norwich Road); alterations to existing courtyard to provide car and cycle parking and bin storage.
10 The Triangle Bournemouth BH2 5RY
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/03258/TTPO
T1-Scots Pine: Fell. T2-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Is of poor form with limited longevity. T3-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Heavily supressed with limited longevity. T4-Scots Pine: Reduce the lowest primary branch in order to reduce lever arm forces and reduce the risk of failure. T5-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. In decline with limited longevity. T6-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Bifurcation at 2m from ground level. Poor form with limited longevity. T7-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Heavily suppressed with poor form and limited longevity. T8-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Heavily suppressed with poor form and limited longevity. T9-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Poor form and limited longevity. T10-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Poor form and limited longevity. T11-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Poor form and limited longevity. T12-Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Heavily suppressed with poor form and limited longevity. T13-Scots Pine: Remove the lowest small dying branch back to source. Reduce the 2nd lowest primary branch by no more than 1.25m from the tips inwards to reduce the lever arm forces to reduce the risk of failure. T14-Scots Pine: Remove the secondary branch from the second lowest primary branch back to source. * All replacement trees are stated within the attached documents.
The Glen 166 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7ES
Received 13 Jul 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04821/HOU
Single storey first floor extension
202C Barrack Road Christchurch BH23 2BQ
Received 21 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01818/TTPO
T1- Lime Tree - Reduce 1 overextending branch growing towards the building by 2m to a suitable growing point, Reduce the whole crown by 3m and shape (As per the submitted Photograph).
29 Hurn Court Hurn Court Lane Christchurch BH23 6BH
Received 3 Jun 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/26/02227/REG14
Scots Pine - Dead, Fell
11 Panorama Road Poole BH13 7RA
Received 13 May 2026 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/25/00289/FUL
Replacement windows at ground, upper ground, 1st, 2nd and 3rd floor levels
Travelodge West Hill Road Bournemouth BH2 5EG
Received 13 Mar 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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