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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 dates
11,243Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 8,587 approved or refused records
1,251Refused applications

7,336 approved · 1,251 refused · 312 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

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Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

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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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More application records

  1. Application ApprovedAPP/24/00718/F

    Single storey rear extension, internal garage conversion, and detached car port with store

    65 Anthonys Avenue, Poole, BH14 8JJ

    Received 25 Jun 2024
  2. Application ApprovedP/26/02078/HOU

    Demolition of garage, proposed single storey side extension and extensions to existing roof with side dormer. Change to front and rear elevation fenestration. Retrospective erection of a garden room.

    40 Creekmoor Lane Poole BH17 7BS

    Received 7 May 2026
  3. Application RefusedAPP/24/00843/C

    Change of Use Office & Residential to Residential. First floor extension & conversion to 4 single - person flats.

    7 Mansfield Road, Poole, BH14 0DD

    Received 24 Jul 2024
  4. Application Approved7-2025-16867-B

    T1 - Silver Birch - Fell T2 - Conifer - Fell

    31 Bower Road Bournemouth BH8 9HQ

    Received 23 Jan 2025
  5. Application Withdrawn7-2024-2799-BE

    Part retrospective application for a concrete sub base and a timber outbuilding.

    Birch House 169 Broadway Lane Bournemouth BH8 0AD

    Received 23 Sept 2024
  6. Application ApprovedP/26/00545/TTPO

    T8 - Beech - Remove

    148 York Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8EY

    Received 9 Feb 2026
  7. Application ApprovedAPP/24/00800/F

    Removal of existing rear single storey mono pitch roof and the erection of a Single Storey rear extension. First floor extension to infill section of existing first floor.

    9 Newton Road, Poole, BH13 7EX

    Received 15 Jul 2024
  8. Application Approved7-2025-29385

    Certificate of lawfulness for existing use of property as an HMO for up to 7 people (Sui Generis)

    45 Drummond Road Bournemouth BH1 4DR

    Received 5 Feb 2025
  9. Application RefusedAPP/24/00731/K

    Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use or Development to alter existing conservatory to form habitable extension

    21 Tuckers Lane, Poole, BH15 4BT

    Received 27 Jun 2024
  10. Application ApprovedP/25/04990/CLE

    Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for more than 10 years

    10 South View Place Bournemouth BH2 5PN

    Received 3 Dec 2025
  11. Application ApprovedP/25/05179/TTPO

    T3 - Silver birch - Fell to ground level. T5 - Silver birch - Section fell to ground level to prevent wall collapse. T6 - Twin-stemmed silver birch - Section fell to ground level.

    7 Hurstbourne Avenue Christchurch BH23 4RQ

    Received 15 Dec 2025
  12. Application ApprovedP/26/02815/HOU

    Demolition of existing garage and store and erection of replacement garage

    7 Amberwood Drive Christchurch BH23 5RU

    Received 17 Jun 2026
  13. Application ApprovedP/25/02359/TTPO

    T1 -Oak - Reduce the tips of the lowest limb back by 2 -3 meters to appropriate growth points. T2 Oak: Reduce the limb extending towards the church either to a suitable secondary growth point, or to a 2m stub if none is available, to avoid a large wound on the main stem (amended proposal) T3 - Sycamore - Prune to clear the building by 2 meters. T4 - Oak - Prune to clear the building by 2 meters. Please see annotated photos

    Bournemouth School For Boys East Way Bournemouth BH8 9PY

    Received 4 Jul 2025
  14. Does Not Require ConsentP/25/01027/REG14

    1 x Maritime Pine (Dead), 1 x Scots Pine (Dead) - Fell

    8 Bury Road Poole BH13 7DB

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  15. Application ApprovedP/26/02048/TTPO

    T1 - Beech - Reduce height by up to 2.5m. Reduce all sides by up to 2m. Crown lift to 4.5m from ground level.

    31 Ross Gardens Poole BH11 9UG

    Received 5 May 2026
  16. Application ApprovedP/25/03675/TTPO

    T1 - Pine - Reduce branches to create 2m clearance from building branches now encroaching on property, Remove small lower pendulous branch over driveway entrance. T2 - Pine - Reduce branches to create 2m clearance from building branches now encroaching on property. T3 - Pine - Crown raise the lowest primary branch over road to be taken back to main stem. This would be to create suitable clearance for highways of over 5.2m from ground level.

    74 Panorama Road Poole BH13 7RG

    Received 18 Sept 2025
  17. Application ApprovedP/25/03681/TTPO

    T1- Cypress- Fell T2- Pine- Fell T3- Oak- Reduce branches to create 3m clearance from property T4- Beech- Fell

    2 Inglewood 54 Bournemouth Road Poole BH14 0EY

    Received 18 Sept 2025
  18. Application Approved8/24/0348/FUL

    Ground Floor - Change of use class from Licensed Restaurant for the sale of food and drink (Use Class E) to Offices to carry out any operational or administrative functions (Use Class E). Including internal alterations, external alterations to include new and replacement rear doors and provision of new garden wall and gate (amended description).

    3-5 Bridge Street Christchurch Dorset BH23 1DY

    Received 3 Jun 2024
  19. Application ApprovedP/25/01388/HOU

    Construction of a flat roof car port

    3 Meriden Close Poole BH13 7JT

    Received 14 May 2025
  20. Application WithdrawnP/26/01400/FUL

    2 storey side extension and internal alterations to retain the ground floor shop and form 1 residential flat and a 6 bedroom HMO with associated bin store and cycle storage

    579-581 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2AR

    Received 27 Mar 2026
  21. Application ApprovedP/26/01992/CLP

    Lawful Development Certificate for proposed replacement of existing garage door by brick and block insulated cavity wall to match adjacent brick wall on front of building. Insertion of composite door similar and opaque window.

    92 Halstock Crescent Poole BH17 9BB

    Received 30 Apr 2026
  22. Application WithdrawnP/25/02133/CONDR

    Variation of condition No. 2 (plans list) of planning permission APP/24/00818/F as described in that description of development to amend the drawings to reduce the scheme to 2 single storey extensions and installation of a roof light

    12 Barry Gardens Poole Broadstone BH18 9EN

    Received 23 Jun 2025
  23. Split DecisionP/25/01004/TTPO

    T1 Oak Tree - Remove dead branches Crown lift lower secondary branches hanging over the driveway up to a height of 5m Reduce branches close and touching the building to a clearance of 3m T2 Oak Tree - Remove dead branches and crown thin by removing 15% of epicormic growth T3 Oak Tree - Remove dead branches and crown thin by removing 15% of epicormic growth T4 Oak Tree - Fell to ground level LESSER WORKS GRANTED: T1 Oak Tree - Remove dead branches Crown lift lower secondary branches hanging over the driveway up to a height of 5m Reduce branches close and touching the building to a clearance of 3m T2 Oak Tree - Remove dead branches and crown thin by removing 15% of epicormic growth T3 Oak Tree - Remove dead branches and crown thin by removing 15% of epicormic growth

    53 Suffolk Avenue Christchurch BH23 2TJ

    Received 17 Apr 2025
  24. Application RefusedAPP/24/00940/F

    Conversion of existing western (side) extension to ancillary accommodation (retrospective). Proposed dormer to the west (side) elevation and construction of bike storage within the front garden

    66 Spur Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 9PJ

    Received 19 Aug 2024

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