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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 dates9,952Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 7,513 approved or refused records
1,096Refused applications
6,417 approved · 1,096 refused · 266 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01202123321Council source
Contact details were found on council pages. Check the source for opening hours and which enquiries the service handles.
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.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
More application records
- Application RefusedAPP/24/00996/K
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed garden building at rear of Conifers
Conifers, Merley Park Road, Wimborne, BH21 3DD
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/03498/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed rear pitched roof single storey extension.
117 Beaufort Road Bournemouth BH6 5AX
Received 9 Sept 2025 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/26/01417/HOU
Rear single-storey infill extension and a loft conversion with rear dormer and velux window to the front.
2 Clarence Road Poole BH14 8AX
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application RefusedP/25/03439/LB
Listed Building Consent for installation of roller shutter door, fascia sign, timber window boarding and external floodlighting – existing unauthorised. Removal, repair, and reinstatement of hanging sign.
DYMK Club 31 Poole Hill Bournemouth BH2 5PY
Received 5 Sept 2025 - Application RefusedP/26/03498/ADV
Advert Consent for the installation of a modern, multifunctional Hub unit featuring an integral advertisement display and defibrillator available for public use
Pavement o/s 39 High Street Poole BH15 1EG
Received 24 Jul 2026 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00794/X
Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) - Fell.
36 Western Road, Poole, BH13 6ET
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/25/00127/X
T1 Holm Oak - Fell T2 Yew - Cut back from garage T3 Pine - Fell please see report
82 Springdale Road, Broadstone, BH18 9BY
Received 14 Feb 2025 - Awaiting sign offP/26/04265/TTPO
T1 - Monterey Cypress - Fell to ground level
Talbot Ridge 9 Little Forest Road Bournemouth BH4 9NN
Received 2 Sept 2026 - No Objections RaisedP/26/04228/REG14
T003 Oak - Dead - Fell. T027 Silver Birch (not protected- exempt works) Deadwood removal within the canopy of the oakk trees (exempt).
Gleddoch Arrowsmith Road Poole Wimborne BH21 3BD
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/00299/TTPO
T1-Lawson Cypress: Raise the crown to 5m from ground level . Prune x2 overextended select branches growing in an easterly direction by no more than 1.2m from the tips inwards
7A Harbour View Road Poole BH14 0PD
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00832/TTPO
T3 - Oak - Reduce back lower branches over car park area 2m and reduce back upper overextended branch back 2m above car park. T4 - Pine - Reduce branches overhanging car park area back 1m. Remove cones that overhang car park area. T5 - Pine - Reduce branches overhanging car park area back 1m. Remove cones that overhang car park area. T6 - Pine - Reduce branches overhanging car park area back 1m. Remove cones that overhang car park area. T7 - Pine - Reduce branches overhanging car park area back 1m. Remove cones that overhang car park area. T8 - Pine - Reduce branches overhanging car park area back 1m. Remove cones that overhang car park area. T9 - Silver birch reduce branches back 2m to reduce weight over building. G1- 4x Oak Trees - Crown-raise over road to 5.2?m clearance and car park to 4?m from ground level and remove epicormic growth.
St Anthony Of Padua Church York Road Poole BH18 8ER
Received 25 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02721/CONDR
Application for modification or discharge of planning obligation(s) to vary the S106 agreement to allow the properties to be used as a holiday let, a primary residence/second home or a residential let solely at the discretion of the owner/tenant.
6-16 Hartford Court 48 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 3BE
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04466/TTPO
T1 - Yew - Fell
Sunbury Court Bourne Avenue Bournemouth BH2 6DL
Received 15 Sept 2026 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/00896/REG14
DEADWOOD - Quercus robur - TPO 1983 NO 29.
2 Lakewood Road Christchurch BH23 5NX
Received 10 Apr 2025 - Application Approved7-2025-828-BC
Installation of sprinkler tank and pump house with associated works
The Chocolate Box 8-10 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 3NA
Received 7 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00045/TTPO
T1 - English Oak - Prune branches to provide a 2m separation from the building. Remove epicormic growth from main stem & limbs to a height of 6m. Crown lift to 3.5 metres above the driveway. Prune to meet statutory 5.2m highway height regulation.
65 Headswell Avenue Bournemouth BH10 6JY
Received 7 Jan 2026 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/03857/REG14
Deadwood removal
1 Meyrick Hall 16 Meyrick Park Crescent Bournemouth BH3 7AQ
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03743/TTPO
T1 - Scots pine - reduce the top of the tree by upto 3 metres as per the picture.
12 Erpingham Road Poole BH12 1EX
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01640/TTPO
T1 - Oak -Prune back canopy by 1-2m into existing canopy line over garden (seen in photo)
25 Dukes Drive Bournemouth BH11 9SZ
Received 28 May 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/25/03570/REG14
4 x hawthorne trees - dead- fell
69 Higher Blandford Road Poole Broadstone BH18 9AE
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00999/X
T1- Chestnut- Crown raise over Car park area to create a 4m from ground level. Crown raise over road to create 5.2m clearance. Tree maintenance T5-Sycamore- Reduce lateral over extended branches over driveway by 2m. Tree maintenance
1 Haven Heights, 41 Haven Road, Poole, BH13 7LQ
Received 21 Nov 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0742/LB
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of 2 single glazed timber windows.
33 Chewton Common Road Christchurch BH23 5LX
Received 4 Nov 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/26/00877/REG14
1x Hornbeam - Dead - Fell
The Gables 28 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH2 6NU
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04403/OUT
Sever land and the erection of 4 no. detached bungalows with vehicular access and car parking
Nos. 7 and 8 Heanor Close Bournemouth BH10 5DU
Received 28 Oct 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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