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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 dates11,231Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 8,577 approved or refused records
1,247Refused applications
7,330 approved · 1,247 refused · 311 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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.
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
- Does Not Require ConsentTP/25/00096/X
T1 Laurel - A large overhanging laurel, cut back to near the boundary fence line to remove the overhang utilising a MEWP. proposed works are to ensure a good/safe clearance is maintained.
GREENHAVEN, 1-5 Lindsay Road, POOLE, BH13 6FF
Received 10 Feb 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/26/03344/TCA
T1- Poplar Tree- Pollard- Pollard above old pruning points. Tree work had been carried out previously. Tree maintenance
13 Park Lake Road Poole BH15 1TR
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/01615/FUL
Proposed works to existing canopy, provision of new side screen, new replacement doors, refurbishment and adaptation of existing balustrading with new entrance floor finish and improvements to existing external stairs.
31 Russell House, Lester Aldridge Solicitors Oxford Road Bournemouth BH8 8EX
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/00820/TTPO
T1 Oak- Reduce lower branches by 1m back to suitable growth point. Tree maintenance. T2 Oak- Reduce ever extended branch over neighbours garden by 1m. Tree maintenance.
26 Bond Road Poole BH15 3RT
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01474/CONDR
Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) of planning permission P/25/03508/CONDR (Variation of condition 2 of approved application 7-2024-22314-I - for the addition of garages to Houses 1 and 3 which has necessitated internal layout modifications on the ground floor, including the relocation of the kitchen and dining areas. These changes have led to amendments to the side elevations, specifically the inclusion of additional ground floor windows) for changes to ground floor layouts of houses 1 and 3 to include a study area, enlarged living area and amendment to side window positions, additional side windows added to bathroom and ensuites where shown.
53 Cavendish Road Bournemouth BH1 1RA
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Application Approved8/24/0709/HOU
Demolition of existing rear conservatory, construction of new single storey wraparound extension
41 Wellesley Avenue Christchurch BH23 4SU
Received 24 Oct 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-5216-AH
Prior Approval Procedure - Change of use of the ground and first floor from Class E(g)(i) offices to provide 5 no. C3 residential apartment dwellings
2 Clarendon Road Bournemouth BH4 8AH
Received 26 Jun 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00729/X
T1-English Oak (LHS) The tree is located on council owned land and overhangs the property of No 24 considerably. Raise the crown to provide a seperation of 3m from the fabric of the building below. Ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 45mm in diameter and that all cuts are broughout back to viable growth points. T2-English Oak (RHS) The tree is located on council owned land and overhangs the property of No 24 considerably. Undertake a branch reduction on all lateral branch growth only spanning from a W-SE direction by no more than 1m from the tips inwards. Ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 40mm in diamter and that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points. T
24 Sandpiper Close, Poole, BH17 7YE
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/03331/LB
Listed Building consent for Installation of steel frame mezzanine floor
15 High Street Christchurch BH23 1AF
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02828/CONDR
Variation of conditions 2 & 4 of planning permission P/25/ 00144/HOU as described in that description of development to amend the list of approved plans to allow 3 additional roof lights to be included in proposed description and drawing list.
80 Hinton Wood Avenue Christchurch BH23 5AJ
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Application Refused7-2024-23605-A
Proposed new granny annexe.
5 Romney Road Bournemouth BH10 6JR
Received 15 Nov 2024 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/04398/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Crown Lift to 5m from ground level for construction access by minor removal of limbs overhanging the existing track. (approx. Grid Ref: 399372 , 097147). T2 - Oak - Crown lift to 5m from ground level for construction access by minor removal of limbs overhanging the existing track. (approx. Grid Ref: 399384 , 097189). Trees will be marked on site with spray paint.
Rushcombe Bottom Sewage Pumping Station Adj. Rushcombe Farm Cottage Higher Blandford Road Poole Wimborne BH21 3JF
Received 28 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01794/HOU
Rear single storey extension, roof lights to loft, front porch canopy, general modernisation.
Deep Ford Throop Road Bournemouth BH8 0DL
Received 4 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00147/HOU
Single storey side extension, two storey rear extension, front of dwelling porch
56 Petersfield Road Bournemouth BH7 6QL
Received 14 Jan 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02996/LB
Listed Building Consent for re-roofing of Blocks B, C1, C2 and D
San Remo Towers Sea Road Boscombe Bournemouth BH5 1JR
Received 8 Aug 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/05227/TTPO
Oak - crown lift over the road up to 4.2m and follow this height round the remaining lower canopy to leave a neat level finish. Prune back lowest northeasterly primary lateral by 4m to create max 4.2m clearance over highway. Pruning to be carried out to a growth point approximately 1/3 size of parent branch. Crown raise southeast lowest lateral to provide max 4.2m clearance over highway, limited to pruning secondary and tertiary branches only. Prune to Provide 1m clearance from telegraph pole. Prune lower extended laterals growing west towards the property by 2m. Reduce back the remaining over-extended lowest branches pointing East (over the road), South (give clearance from BT pole) and West towards the property.
3 Kipling Road Poole BH14 0QN
Received 17 Dec 2025 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/25/01636/FUL
Loft conversion including side and rear dormers.
First Floor Flat 63 Sandbanks Road Poole BH14 8BS
Received 28 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01215/FUL
Installation of a photovoltaic array on Canford School’s English Department building, known as the Wessex Block, comprising 68 PV modules.
Canford School Wessex Building Canford Magna Wimborne BH21 3AD
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02014/BNG
Application to discharge the statutory Biodiversity Gain condition as required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to APP/24/00424/F.
Cornelia House Churchfield Road Poole BH15 2QP
Received 27 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03485/TTPO
G1 - Mixed species of trees (mainly English Oak) - Raise all trees on perimeter of car park to 5.2m (statutory height). T1 - Beech tree - Raise to 6m to give adequate clearance from property. T2 - Sycamore tree - Raise to 6 metres to give adequate clearance from property. T3 - Maple tree - Raise to 5 metres to give adequate clearance from building. T4 - Sycamore tree - Raise to 5 metres to give adequate clearance from building and ground. T5 - Ash tree - Remove two lowest branches to give clearance from building. T6 - Maple - Raise to 5 metres to give clearance from building.
Highcliffe Medical Centre 248 Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 5ET
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-13736-O
T12- Red Oak: crown lift up to a height of 6m by removing lower epicormic growth only hanging over number 25a. Remove any dead branches.
27 Burnham drive Bournemouth BH8 9EX
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00533/X
T1- Macrocarpa- Fell to ground level, tree is multistemmed from ground level in close proximity to both dwellings, suggest replant with 1 x sequoia
6 Canford Cliffs Avenue, Poole, BH14 9QN
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01276/CLP
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed Internal alterations and loft conversion including installation of roof lights
183 Fernside Road Poole BH15 2EW
Received 7 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/03074/HOU
Erection of a single-storey rear extension.
18 Cranborne Crescent Poole BH12 4EP
Received 2 Jul 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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