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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 dates12,409Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,607 approved or refused records
1,397Refused applications
8,210 approved · 1,397 refused · 352 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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
- Does Not Require ConsentP/25/00788/REG14
T1, T2 English Oak - Fell
Whitecliff Recreation Ground Sandbanks Road Poole
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-14850-B
Non material amendment to application 7-2023-14850-A for revised rear dormer window
60 Dulsie Road Bournemouth BH3 7EB
Received 1 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00060/HOU
Rear and side extension
77 Petersham Road Poole BH17 7DW
Received 28 Feb 2025 - Application RefusedAPP/24/00524/F
Creation of additional storey on existing outbuilding to be utilized for additional storage
26 Rugby Road, Poole, BH17 7HL
Received 9 May 2024 - (Refused) Appeal In ProgressP/26/01957/HOU
Proposed first floor rear and side extension above an existing ground floor single storey rear and side extension.
3 Wyncombe Road Bournemouth BH5 2JU
Received 28 Apr 2026 - Application Approved7-2025-8294-AZ
T1- Copper Beech Tree: crown lift lower branches hanging over the road to the councils legal required height of 5.2m from ground level. Crown lift lower branches hanging over car park bays up to a height of 4.5m from ground level so high vehicles can park without damaging branches
Bracken Court 34 Surrey Road Bournemouth BH4 9BX
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Application Withdrawn7-2024-29144
Part retrospective application for the erection of a single storey extension to rear
165 Alma Road Bournemouth BH9 1AG
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/02708/REG14
Beech Tree - extensive fungal brackets - Fell.
147 Lower Blandford Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8NT
Received 23 Jul 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/25/00018/DDD
Fell - leaning Cryptomeria - TPO/5
25 Avalon, Poole, BH14 8HT
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/01357/REG14
DT1 Scots Pine - Dead - Fell DT2 Scots Pine stump - lost its top - Fell DT3 Scots Pine - no leaf growth, risk to boundary fences - Fell.
24 Western Road Poole BH13 7BP
Received 12 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/04020/TTPO
T1 - Crab Apple - Prune to create 1m clearance from building.
Street Record Meredith Close Christchurch
Received 20 Aug 2026 - No Objections RaisedP/26/01040/REG14
Objection: Blue Atlas Cedar Tree - large limb has wood pecker holes leaving it severely weakened and weighted towards the property and there are a few other branches which have also been weakened - Removal of dangerous limb and branches Amended works, No objection: Blue Atlas Cedar Tree - Remove 1x weakened secondary limb to an appropriate pruning point. The secondary limb is within the upper canopy and has numerous woodpecker holes.
70 Glenferness Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7EX
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-7782-AE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension.
Park Cottage 26A Cavendish Road Bournemouth BH1 1RG
Received 14 Nov 2024 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/02340/RM
Approval of Reserved Matters application for appearance and landscaping in respect of Outline Permission APP/22/00956/P comprising construction of 20 dwellings considering access arrangements, layout and scale
Knighton House, Knighton Lane, Wimborne, BH21 3AS
Received 20 May 2026 - Application RefusedTP/24/00978/X
T1 - Oak - Reduce and reshape the tree by upto 2 meters all over and remove the deadwood. T2 - Silver birch - Fell and replace with rowan.
6 Chaddesley Pines, Poole, BH13 7LL
Received 13 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01255/F
Variation of condition 5 of planning permission APP/24/00335/F as described in that description of development to amend the wording of the condition to read 'The development works hereby approved shall not take place between 1st November and 31st March to avoid disturbing over wintering birds'. Or; 'The development works hereby approved shall take place between 1st April and 31st October to avoid disturbing over wintering birds'.
108 Panorama Road, Poole, BH13 7RG
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/00748/HOU
Proposed rear west facing dormer and installation of north facing window within an extended loft conversion and velux windows
56 Springdale Road Poole BH18 9BX
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00177/F
Proposed side extension, rooms in a new roof and double garage at 38 Steepleton Road, Poole, BH18 8LH. Variation of condition 2 of planning permission APP/22/01682/F to replace all approved drawings with revised drawings, to remove the proposed side extension and to preserve the siting of the exisiting garage.
38 Steepleton Road, Broadstone, BH18 8LH
Received 14 Feb 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-29061-A
Redevelopment of the site to provide residential accommodation of 20 flats (use class C3): including landscaping, refuse storage, cycle storage and other associated infrastructure.
426-432 Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth BH8 9AA
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02183/TTPO
T1 - Maple - Reduce all lateral growth only spanning from an easterly to a westerly direction by no more than 1.75m from the tips inwards. Ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and than no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter. T2 - Maple - Reduce all lateral growth only spanning from an easterly to a westerly direction by no more than 1.75m from the tips inwards. Ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and than no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter.
83 Sopwith Crescent Poole Wimborne BH21 1SW
Received 12 May 2026 - Application Refused7-2024-1106-AL
Prior Approval Procedure - Change of use of the ground floor from a class E restaurant into 4 flats
288-292 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 1PH
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Application Approved8/25/0019/TTPO
T1 Lawsons Cypress - Fell tree and stump removal.
70 Hurn Way Christchurch BH23 2PD
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Application Approved8/24/0717/FUL
Proposed development comprising a biomethane refuelling depot for waste vehicles utilising the biomethane produced by the Anaerobic Digestion process at the existing recycling and recovery site at Eco Sustainable Solutions Ltd.
Land East of Chapel Lane Parley Christchurch BH23 6BG
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-24198-I
Installation of 1 additional parking bay with electric vehicle charging point
2 Marine Road Bournemouth BH6 3NG
Received 24 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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