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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 dates11,265Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 8,606 approved or refused records
1,251Refused applications
7,355 approved · 1,251 refused · 312 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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
- Does Not Require ConsentP/26/00689/REG14
Pine - Fallen tree - Removed Scots Pine - root plate has lifted a large chunk of ground up and exposed the roots to a neighbouring Scots pine that is leaning towards the customers garage - Remove it on the grounds that it is too unsafe to leave especially with the disturbance to the roots and the weight of the growth with the lean.
30 Bury Road Poole BH13 7DG
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-1355-Q
Replacement flat roof covering with new insultation and replaced parapet to allow for insultation, new roof access hatch and new free standing counterweighted roof guardrail in place for maintenance use.
Beechey Court 1 Beechey Road Bournemouth BH8 8LH
Received 19 Dec 2024 - No Objections RaisedTP/25/00041/DDD
Remove dead sections of tree in decline - TPO/144
21 Kingland Road, Poole, BH15 1UG
Received 15 Jan 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-12112-A
A single storey rear extension with flat roof.
5 Fritham Gardens Bournemouth BH8 0EL
Received 17 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01215/F
Construction of Flood Defences with associated landscaping from Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill.
Poole Bridge to Hunger Hill, Poole
Received 6 Nov 2024 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/25/02136/FUL
Erection of an extraction flue (retrospective)
5 Bank Chambers Penn Hill Avenue Poole BH14 9NB
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Application Refused7-2025-2923-(TPD)
Prior notification procedure - The proposed rear extension would extend beyond the rear wall of the original dwelling by approximately 5.6m, 6.7m in width and 2.9m in height
3 Horsham Avenue Bournemouth BH10 7JB
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00175/TTPO
T1 - Oak (Quercus Robur) - Carry out a 2-3 metre crown reduction to the South-Western and Southern lateral branches.
10 Terence Avenue Poole BH17 9LS
Received 15 Jan 2026 - Application RefusedP/26/01591/ADV
Advertisement consent for two digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
o/s Quay Amusements, The Quay, Poole BH15 1HJ
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/01772/HOU
Repositioning of outbuildings and boundary fence
Little Oaks Cottage St Catherines Hill Lane Christchurch BH23 2NL
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03460/TTPO
Oak T1, crown raise to 5m and prune to create a 2m clearance from the property. Ash T2, Fell, Oaks G1, group of 6, Fell, all 6 trees are dead and gauging by the diameter are possibly not covered by the area TPO Due to the amount of large trees there is no intent to replant.
11 Silverwood Close Poole BH21 1QZ
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Application RefusedP/26/01588/FUL
The installation of 1no. BT Street Hub
Pavement o/s Manor House, Lower Blandford Road, Poole BH18 8AG
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Objection RaisedP/26/00746/REG14
T10-T11 2x Cherry - Dead - Fell
Oakwood 2 Roslin Road South Bournemouth BH3 7EF
Received 19 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/00390/HOU
Proposed ground floor side extension.
42 Ensbury Avenue Bournemouth BH10 4HG
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03489/TTPO
T1 - Scots Pine - Fell
St Anns Hospital 69 Haven Road Poole BH13 7LN
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04060/TTPO
T1 - Holm Oak - Crown reduce by up to 4m to previous reduction points at approx. 10m to include reducing lateral branches not previously reduced Please see Tree Works Schedule.
Powerscourt 10 Chine Crescent Road Bournemouth BH2 5LQ
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Application RefusedP/26/02635/HOU
Removal of existing carport and garage, erection of a single storey rear extension, replacement of facing materials, internal reconfiguration and new boundary fencing
Hamilton Bramble Lane Christchurch BH23 5NB
Received 8 Jun 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04064/TTPO
G1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction of up to 2 meters in height and 1 metre laterally T2 - Horse Chesnut - Crown reduction of up to 4 meters in height and 1 metre laterally T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction of up to 1 metre
62-66 Avon Lodge Southbourne Road Bournemouth BH6 5FD
Received 9 Oct 2025 - Application WithdrawnTP/24/00449/X
T1 - Sweet Chestnut tree near front corner of building - Fell and replant in a position further from the building.
Grove Park, 3 Wilderton Road West
Received 8 Jul 2024 - Awaiting sign offP/26/04090/TTPO
T1 - Lime Tree - Reduce crown by 2m to suitable growth points T2 - Beech Tree - Reduce crown by 2m to suitable growth points T3 - Sycamore - Reduce crown by 2m to suitable griwth points
Flat 5 Westray Hall 6 Milner Road Bournemouth BH4 8AD
Received 24 Aug 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02221/CONDR
Variation of condition 1 of planning application 7-2024-28775-B Change material on rear elevation to timber cladding
4 Branders Close Bournemouth BH6 4LW
Received 27 Jun 2025 - Application Refused7-2025-2686-W
T1 - Western red cedar - (Thuja plicata) - fell
17 Benellen Avenue Bournemouth BH4 9LX
Received 14 Jan 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-24623-C
T12- Silver Birch - Crown Lift from ground level upto 4m by removing secondary and tertiary branches only.
87 Harewood Avenue Bournemouth BH7 6NN
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/03305/CONDR
Variation of condition 3 (Permitted Hours) of planning permission 7-2024-20305-D (Change of use from restaurant (Use Class E) to a mixed restaurant and takeaway (sui generis). ) to allow an increase in opening hours of 09.00hrs to 00.00hrs - Thursday to Saturday.
360 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 9RX
Received 15 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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