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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 dates11,119Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 8,477 approved or refused records
1,229Refused applications
7,248 approved · 1,229 refused · 306 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 13 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
Local planning information
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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Conservation areas48 mapped area records
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More application records
- Application ApprovedTP/24/00559/X
T1 Yew tree - Reduce branches encroaching on Oak by 2m approximately.
7A Cotton Close, Broadstone, BH18 9AJ
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Application Refused7-2024-29193
Proposed ground floor side and rear extension. First floor side extension.
23 Ferncroft Road Bournemouth BH10 6BY
Received 28 May 2024 - Application RefusedAPP/24/01336/F
Loft extension comprising of: conversion of hipped roofs to gables (front and rear), raising ridge height, enlargement of existing dormer to south roof pitch, introduction of new dormer to north roof pitch. Window replacement throughout property.
26 Chapel Road, Poole, BH14 0JU
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Application RefusedP/26/01795/CONDR
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans), 7 (Cycle Parking Facilities), 8 (Proposed Access, Parking and Turning areas), 13 (Construction Of Materials) and Removal of Condition 17 (No Construction Above Damp Proof Course Level) of planning permission 8/24/0623/FUL (Demolition of existing buildings and erection of two apartment blocks with associated parking and landscaping) to vary the consented layout, remove the cycle and car lifts, allow the materials proposed on this application.
31-33 Wharncliffe Road Christchurch BH23 5DE
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Application RefusedTP/24/00738/X
T3: Silver Birch - Fell
14 Winston Park, Poole, BH12 1QD
Received 17 Sept 2024 - Application RefusedP/25/00303/TTPO
T1 Beech - Branch reduction on all lateral growth in easterly direction over the property and garden of No.6a by no more than 1.5m from the tips inwards.
8 Elms Avenue Poole BH14 8EF
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/25/00024/F
Garage conversion/extension to form two additional bedrooms.
28 Holywell Close, Poole, BH17 9BG
Received 10 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01775/TTPO
G9 - Silver Birch - Fell
Silverwood Arrowsmith Road Poole BH21 3BE
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-15801-D
Alterations and loft conversion with rear dormer and installation of rooflights
29 Summerfields Bournemouth BH7 7RN
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Application RefusedP/26/02143/NMA
Non-material amendment following approval of APP/24/00082/F for removal of porch, build form is a flat roof from a pitch, a new window to WC (obscure glazed) bathroom window to be obscure glazed and erection of a metal cycle store
The Oaks 273 Rossmore Road Poole BH12 2HQ
Received 11 May 2026 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/03432/HOU
Single storey rear extension, new side dormer extension, extension of existing and addition of new external terraces, alterations to chimney stack, replacement glazing, alterations to composition of fenestration, changes to external material finishes and demolition of existing car port and erection of a replacement car port
15 Hurst Hill Poole BH14 8LF
Received 22 Jul 2026 - No Objections RaisedP/26/02879/REG14
Large Pine failed at ground level - remove remaining stem.
107 Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 4LA
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-12697-C
Prior Approval Procedure - Demolition of existing building, which is occupied as three flats To facilitate redevelopment of the site (subject to planning permission)
59 Boscombe Overcliff Drive Bournemouth BH5 2EJ
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/03007/REG14
Fraxinus Excelsior - Dead - Reduce the Tree down to a 10 foot Monolith.
25 Merley Drive Christchurch BH23 5BN
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00936/X
T3 Sycamore - Trim back secondary and tertiary growth by upto 2m over garden of 35 and reduce top growth by up to 3m to shape.
33 Lytham Road, Broadstone, BH18 8JR
Received 30 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00290/HOU
Demolition of existing side garage and store/wc. Replace with erection of two storey side extension. Erection of front single storey porch and garage/store.
14 Broadlands Avenue Bournemouth BH6 4HQ
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04489/CLP
Lawful development certificate for proposed single storey rear extension.
1 King Richard Drive Bournemouth BH11 9UA
Received 15 Sept 2026 - No Objections Raised8/24/0472/TCA
T1 - Pine (little) Reduce lower 2 laterals by 1.5m T2 - Pine (large) Reduce 3 over extended laterals over house by 2m T3 - Sycamore - remove 2 of 5 trunks from clump T5 - Sycamore - Reduce height by 3m reshape and tidy crown T7 - Sycamore - Fell T8 - Horse Chestnut - Crown clean, remove dead and crossing branches and epicormic growth T9 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 5m over road and reshape T10- Holm Oak - Reduce and reshape 3m, clear dead and diseased branches
The Royals 167B Mudeford Christchurch BH23 4AG
Received 22 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/04013/CONDR
Variation of condition nos. 2, 6, 8, 11, 13, 16, 19, 20 and 21 of APP/24/01052/F for amendments to increase 2nd and 3rd floor levels, reconfiguration of flats and associated changes, details of landscaping, dust management, EV charging points and revised basement parking, cycle store and plant area layout (Original description - Demolition of the existing building and construction of seven apartments with associated parking, landscaping and access at 39 Brudenell Avenue, Poole, BH13 7NW. Application for Variation of Conditions 2 (plans list), 5 (Screening to Balcony), 6, 7, 15 (Non standard Conditions), 19 (Parking/Turning Provision) and 20 (Provision of Visibility Splays) of Planning Permission APP/23/01263/F as described in that Description of Development to reflect plans to increase the size of flat 7 by including an additional third floor, increasing the width of the first and second floor on the south elevation and including additional windows on the south elevation)
39 Brudenell Avenue Poole BH13 7NW
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01175/FUL
Demolition of livery stables; erection of dwelling and garden room
Avon Paddocks Burley Road Christchurch BH23 7AN
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00698/X
T1: Oak - Prune to clear building by 2m; crown lift to 5.2m above the road; reduce extended limb to the SE by 2m to the line of the crown; reduce extended limb to the NE above the driveway by 2m to the line of the crown; reduce extended lower limb to the SW by 2m to the line of the crown, to provide room for the Silver birch tree to develop. Above works are for clearance. In addition, Remove epicormic growth from the main trunk to a height of 6m and remove epicormic growth from the lowest 2 large limbs to help maintain an open lower crown, to tidy the appearance of the lower part of the tree whilst retaining a good amount of photosynthetic leaf material within the upper canopy.
70 Felton Road, Poole, BH14 0QS
Received 3 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01010/F
Retrospective application for removal of existing decking, summer house and steps, and installation of new summer house, decking, balustrade and steps.
12 Inverclyde Road, Poole, BH14 8PB
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02689/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Reduce lateral spread towards the dwelling by up to 2.5m to give clearance from the dwellings
Morgan Court 6 Durrant Road Bournemouth BH2 6LE
Received 22 Jul 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/00358/SCRN
Variation of condition 1, 2, 6, 7,11,14,15,16, 20, 27, 28 and 29 and Removal of condition 3, 32 and 35 of planning permission 7-2021-16166-P (Proposed improvements at existing Water Treatment Works (necessitated pursuant to Drinking Water Inspectorate regulatory requirements), to include advanced water treatment and processing plant and equipment housed within a new 4 level main operational building, ancillary storage buildings, structures, external tanks, and the erection of a communications mast of approx. 25.67m, together with other ancillary development) for a number of changes in respect to the relocation or omission of some of the approved ancillary process infrastructure, including the retention and re-use of the combined slow sand filter/reservoir structure to the south of the new process building
Alderney Water Treatment Works Francis Avenue Bournemouth BH11 8NX
Received 23 Jan 2026
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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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