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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 dates10,412Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 7,882 approved or refused records
1,155Refused applications
6,727 approved · 1,155 refused · 275 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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.
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 RefusedP/25/03993/CLE
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use to confirm the building works undertaken and the increase in HMO occupancy to 6 is lawful.
4 Bonham Road Bournemouth BH9 1AW
Received 6 Oct 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/26/02427/TCA
T1 - Lawson Cypress - Fell T2, T3 - Western Red Cedars - Fell T4 - Apple - Fell T5g - Juniper (x 2) - Fell
30 Lakeside Road Poole BH13 6LS
Received 22 May 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/01991/TTPO
T1 - English Oak - Reduce height of tree back 10 meters and spread to 10 meters. T2 - Beech - Reduce height of tree back to 9 meters and spread to 8 meters.
60 Vicarage Road Poole BH15 3BB
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/02405/REG14
T1 – Horse chestnut - fell T2 – Plum – fell T3 – Holly – remove dead wood
Highclere Hall 36 Manor Road Bournemouth BH1 3EZ
Received 7 Jul 2025 - Split DecisionP/25/02997/TTPO
T2 - Holm Oak - Crown lift to give a 5.5m clearance from ground level to the lowest foliage all round. G1.4 - Holm Oak - Crown lift to give a 5.5m clearance from ground level to the lowest foliage all round. G1.7 - Holm Oak - Fell and grind out the stump. No replant required due to close proximity to neighbouring garge.
33 Belle Vue Road Bournemouth BH6 3DD
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-29288
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed partial demolition of existing porch and cold store. Replace with a new lean-to side extension with high level roof lights. New glazed doors to rear (ground floor). All materials to match the existing dwelling
33 St Albans Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9EG
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/03747/TTPO
T45 - Holly - Reduce back all Westerly side laterals to boundary (1-2m).
24 Wellington Avenue Christchurch BH23 4HL
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/00796/TTPO
T1 - Cypress - fell, T2- Oak -crown lift lower secondary branches hanging over the road up to a height of 5.2m, T3 -Holly - crown lift lower branches hanging over the car park bays up to a height of 4m from ground level, T4 - Silver maple -remove lower epicormic growth up to a height of 4m from ground level and G5- 3x Holly -fell.
Stourbanks Conifer Close Christchurch BH23 2QS
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00157/HOU
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of existing link detached structure
101 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02017/HOU
Dropped curb to existing driveway.
73 Fernside Road Poole BH15 2JQ
Received 1 May 2026 - Application RefusedP/25/01774/TTPO
T1 - Red Oak - Fell
6 Lawrence Drive Poole BH13 7EN
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02191/HOU
Increase in the height of existing rear single storey parts of the house, changing the pitched roof to flat roofs with roof lanterns
8 Sunnylands Avenue Bournemouth BH6 4HH
Received 12 May 2026 - Application ApprovedTP/25/00089/X
T1 Sycamore Acer pseudoplatanus- Prune lowest limb back to main stem to achieve a 2 metre clearance from property and raise lower crown overhanging roof by 1 metre to facilitate building maintenance.
The Ted Webster Family Centre, 519A Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 0BD
Received 4 Feb 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01318/F
Proposed Single Storey Side Extension
14 Nightjar Close, Poole, BH17 7YN
Received 2 Dec 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/26/03663/TCA
G1 - 3x Hornbeams - Crown reduce the trees by 3 to 4 metres and carry out crown thinning by 20-30%.
Quay Foyer 20 Hill Street Poole BH15 1NR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Application ApprovedTP/24/01021/X
7x Pine Trees - 5 metre lift, prune only secondary and tertiary branches, T5 & T6 have a split limb with a twist.
27 Corfe Way, Broadstone, BH18 9ND
Received 27 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00533/HOU
Rear extension and changes to fenestration
1 Library Road Poole BH12 2BE
Received 25 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01162/F
S73 Application to vary condition 21 of planning permission APP/23/00292/F (which was a variation of condition 21 of planning permission APP/22/01052/F for demolition of existing building and erection of a block of 9 apartments with associated access and parking) to form an additional recessed floor on top of the approved building.
9 Brudenell Road, Poole, BH13 7NN
Received 21 Oct 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/26/01585/REG14
1x Oak - Dead - Fell
Cavendish House Cavendish Estate Arrowsmith Road Poole Wimborne BH21 3BD
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-19571-B
T1 Lime - Crown lift the portion of the crown overhanging the garages of Askern court to clear the roof by 2m Routine maintenance
Apsley Court 60 Wellington Road Bournemouth BH8 8JP
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/00634/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two detached dwellings with associated access and parking.
1 Avon Run Close Christchurch BH23 4DT
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Does Not Require ConsentP/26/02546/TTPO
G1 - Group of thuja and one stand alone thuja - Reduce by 4-5m or to the line in the picture and prune selected lateral branches by 1m
40A Clifton Road Poole BH14 9PP
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application WithdrawnP/26/01278/NMA
Non-material amendment following approval of 7-2022-2107-EA for retention of the existing footpath within the site to link to the modular building, retention and refurbishment of the existing changing room block rather than its demolition and reconstruction and inclusion of the erected modular building
Oak Academy Duck Lane Bournemouth BH11 9JJ
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01258/F
Garage conversion for additional habitable space.
54 Montacute Way, Wimborne, BH21 1TZ
Received 18 Nov 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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