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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 dates10,352Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 7,829 approved or refused records
1,148Refused applications
6,681 approved · 1,148 refused · 274 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 ApprovedP/25/02063/CONDR
Variation of condition 2 of App/23/01437/F Change of drawings for material changes, fenestration, Landscaping and drainage.
23 Spencer Road Poole BH13 7ET
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/05146/HOU
Proposed Roof Conversion and dormer extension, Front porch and rear small infill extension.
41 Springfield Road Poole BH14 0LG
Received 11 Dec 2025 - Application RefusedP/26/01459/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed Demolition of existing garage and erection of a replacement garage.
400 Wallisdown Road Bournemouth BH11 8PS
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Application RefusedP/25/00722/HOU
Demolition of existing dormers on the front and rear elevations and erection of a single storey rear extension, 2 storey side extension, new dormers, porch and conservatory
60 R L Stevenson Avenue Bournemouth BH4 8EG
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/03625/HOU
Demolish rear extension and erect new single story rear and side extension. Insert rooflights to serve kitchen and en-suite.
23 Canford Avenue Bournemouth BH11 8RY
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00760/X
T1 - Oak - Overall Crown raise by up to 6 metres from ground level, removing tertiary growth and reducing secondary growth only. Reduce 1 Low lying limb as shown in (3) by up to 4 metres to shape with rest of canopy. Reduce one over extended limb (4) (pointing directly for no.36) by up to 2 metres.
36 Johnston Road, Poole, BH15 3HT
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00888/PNHH
Prior Notification for a Single storey rear extension, would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 3.7m, the maximum height from ground level is 3m, the height of the eaves from ground level is 3m Single storey rear extension.
178 Belle Vue Road Bournemouth BH6 3AH
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/25/00141/X
T1 Conifer • Crown lift to 3m from ground level • Prune from both the car port and lamp to 1m clearance
125 Princess Road Poole BH12 1BB
Received 20 Feb 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/00090/REG14
4x Pine - Fell
Parkstone Golf Club 49A Links Road Poole BH14 9QS
Received 25 Feb 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02648/FUL
Replacement of windows and communal front door.
Flats 1- 4 Bakers Court 200 Alma Road Bournemouth BH9 1AJ
Received 9 Jun 2026 - No Objections RaisedP/26/00546/TCA
T1 Sweet Chestnut - Fell T2 Sycamore - Fell
2 Erpingham Road Poole BH12 1EX
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/00687/HOU
Proposed single storey side and rear extension, proposed garage and loft conversion
48 Fontmell Road Poole BH18 8NP
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Application WithdrawnP/25/01939/TTPO
G1 - Row of Thuja - Treat annual growth from top and inside to maintain as a hedge. (This is done annually)
Corpus Christi Catholic Primary School St James's Square Bournemouth BH5 2BX
Received 10 Jun 2025 - Objection RaisedP/26/00327/TCA
T1 & T2 Blue Atlas Cedar - Fell Please see photos attached.
70 Glenferness Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7EX
Received 22 Jan 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04908/HOU
Proposed Detached Garage and Car Port, New Roof Dormer, Replacement Entrance Gates, and Boundary Fencing, Including Cedral Cladding to Dwelling and New Dormer
153 Lower Blandford Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8NT
Received 28 Nov 2025 - Application WithdrawnAPP/24/00908/K
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed change of use from C3 to C4 to form a 6 bedroom HMO
47 Garland Road, Poole, BH15 2LB
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/25/00060/X
T1- Oak- Reduce secondary branches back 1m back to suitable growth points. Tree maintenance. Branches shown by red dots in photo.
1 Kiwi Close, Poole, BH15 2QQ
Received 23 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04885/ADV
Advertisement Consent to display: 2no Bus Stops - projecting signs, 7 new fascia panel signs replacing existing letter signage, and obscure vinyl window coverings to first floor.
48-54 Commercial Road Bournemouth BH2 5LR
Received 27 Nov 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-9700-U
Proposal to increase the ridge height and add dormer windows to flats 7 & 8 on the second floor to improve the head height to both flats and to include x 2 Juliette balconies.
Newstead Lodge 2 Newstead Road Bournemouth BH6 3HJ
Received 3 Jul 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/25/04608/TCA
T61 - 9x Beech, 1x Oak, 2x Birch - Crown lift to 5.5m over road and car park entrance. Vranch reduction 2m to clear no stopping sign. T62 - Sycamore - Branch reduction by 2m to clear lamp column T62a - Sycamore - Crown lift to 5.5m over road. adjacent to T62 T63 - Birch - Remove two lowest branches T68 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 5.5m over road T78A - 2x Silver Birch, 1x Hawthorn, 1x Field Maple - Crown lift all trees to 2.5 m from ground level G1 - Mixed group, Conifer, Oak, Strawberry - Crown lift Conifer only to 2.5m from ground level T82 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 5.5m over road T83 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 5.5m over road T86a - Apple - Crown lift to 2.5m from ground level T92a - Western Red Cedar - Remove 6 lowest branches
Broadstone First School Tudor Road Poole BH18 8AA
Received 10 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01046/F
Installation of solar PV arrays on the Pavilion building and Groundsmans' building rooftops and associated works (retrospective)
AFC Bournemouth Training Facility (former Canford Magna Golf Club), Knighton Lane, BH21 3AS
Received 18 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedGPDO/24/00016/GPD
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwelling house by 7.99 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.99 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 2.80 metres.
Cavendish House, Cavendish Estate, Arrowsmith Road, Wimborne, BH21 3BD
Received 18 Oct 2024 - Application RefusedP/26/00312/CONDR
Variation of condition 2 of Planning Application APP/25/00005/F Proposed single storey front and rear extensions, new first floor rooms within a new roof and alterations to existing outbuilding. to amend plans to the first floor dormers, design of the single storey rear extension and design of the annex amendments only.
Acre Wood Harvey Road Poole BH21 3AH
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-9163-Q
T1 Monteray Cyress - removal. Previously granted (7-2018-9163-L)
21 Dunkeld Road Bournemouth BH3 7EN
Received 12 Sept 2024
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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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