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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 dates11,279Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 8,618 approved or refused records
1,252Refused applications
7,366 approved · 1,252 refused · 312 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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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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
- No Objections Raised7-2024-13170-D
T1 Eucalyptus - Fell
14 Willow Mead Bournemouth BH8 0AF
Received 21 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02893/TTPO
T1- Ash - Branch reduction of twin branched limb growing above the garage by 2m.
12 Wood Lane Poole BH11 9NG
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-4453-U
Carry out all work as recommended in the tree survey excluding work to T16 and T17 which have already been felled and T11 which isn't old enough to be covered by the TPO.
Crusader Court 72 Surrey Road Bournemouth BH4 9HX
Received 1 Jul 2024 - Application Refused7-2024-8054-C
Retrospective timber framed structure with a flat roof over the side passageway and rear to cover walk in fridges, and the installation of rear condenser
Wessex Fine Foods 148 Tuckton Road Bournemouth BH6 3JX
Received 2 May 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02652/ADV
Advertisement consent for Illuminated 6m Omoda totem
1 Holes Bay Road Poole BH15 2BD
Received 9 Jun 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-29241
Prior Approval Procedure - Conversion of existing ground-floor commercial unit to a Use Class C3 bedsit with garden.
64 Ensbury Park Road Bournemouth BH9 2SL
Received 10 Jul 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-29161-A
Minor material amendment to vary conditions 1 and 3 for 7-2024-29161. Condition 1- replace drawing approved with amended drawings 540/1/A, 540/3/B and 540/4/A. Condition 3- condition to be retained for handling of dormer only 54/3/B, 540/4/A. (Proposed alterations, two storey rear extension with a Juliet balcony, front and rear hip to gable roof extension and side dormer to facilitate loft conversion.)
3 Harbeck Road Bournemouth BH8 0AH
Received 13 Aug 2024 - Does Not Require ConsentP/26/04509/REG14
T1 - Maple - Dead - Fell T2 - Maple - Dead - Fell T3 - Ash - Dead - Fell T4 - Ash - Dead - Fell T5 - Ash - Dead - Fell T6 - Ash - Dead - Fell T7 - Ash - Dead - Fell T8 - Ash - Dead - Fell T9 - Ash - Dead - Fell T10 - Ash - Dead - Fell T11 - Maple - Deadwood removal T12 - Maple - Deadwood removal For further information, see the tree report.
Bournemouth University, Talbot Campus, Fern Barrow, Poole, BH12 5BB
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02054/FUL
Installation of a DAF water filtration system external to the factory units at 5&7 Witney Road. The works will involve the building of a concrete base slab for the DAF plant to sit on.
5-7 Witney Road Poole BH17 0GH
Received 17 Jun 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/25/04170/TCA
T1 Holly T2 holly - Fell to ground level.
4 Martello Road South Poole BH13 7HF
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/25/03832/TTPO
T1 – Scots Pine - Removal, replacement planting of Scots pine to maintain long-term screening. T2 – Scots Pine - Felling and replacement planting is planned to maintain long-term character. Please see Tree report & photos attached.
1 Inverness Road Poole BH13 7LX
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01353/HOU
Replace existing front porch with new porch of increased projection.
255 Fairmile Road Christchurch BH23 2LH
Received 25 Mar 2026 - No Objections Raised7-2024-29318
T1-English Oak: Raise the crown to no more than 5m from ground level via the removal of tertiary and secondarty branches only.
Talbot Heath (Old Tennis Courts) Glenferness Avenue Bournemouth BH4 9NE
Received 30 Sept 2024 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04470/TTPO
T1 - Lime - Crown thin by 10%-20% (Crossing & Rubbing Branches). Remove deadwood. Prune all over extended lateral branches overhanging roadside entrance to mead close not exceeding 1.5 meters. Pruning secondary and tertiary branches were applicable no more than 50mm in diameter. Reduce & Reshape leaders on up crown, reduction by 1.5 to 2.5 meters.
1 Mead Close Poole BH18 8HQ
Received 15 Sept 2026 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/25/00635/HOU
Demolition of garage and construction of replacement garage in the same location on the site. Erection of new timber fencing to adjacent rear gardens footpath. (Retrospective application)
1 York Close Christchurch BH23 2DB
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01407/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed roof conversion with dormer; change of use from C3 to C4 (small HMO).
479 Ashley Road Poole BH14 0BB
Received 14 May 2025 - Application Approved8/24/0814/TTPO
T31 - Sycamore: Removal of lowest Northerly twin stemmed lateral branch back to trunk and removal of lowest Southerly branch back to trunk.
14 Dunbar Crescent Christchurch BH23 5RY
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0588/TTPO
T1 - Willow pollard Re-pollard to previous pollard points at 7-8 m in height Please see attached tree spec. 22083
44 Hurn Road Christchurch BH23 2RW
Received 2 Sept 2024 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00628/DDD
Remove failed branch - TPO/99/00052
Sandcastles, 28 Banks Road, Poole, BH13 7QE
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/03555/TTPO
T1 Beech -Fell - Roots have been compromised cambium damaged at base upper canopy showing signs of die back unfortunately due to the trees location to property to the rear needs to be felled on the grounds of public safety. Replant 1 beech. Please see annotated photo.
89 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/02196/TTPO
T1 - Holm Oak - Prune to clear the building by 3m, remove epicormic growth up to 4m above ground level G2 - Monterey Cypress x3 - Remove dead wood G3 - Monterey pine x4 - Prune to clear the building by 3m, remove dead wood T4 - Holm Oak - Prune to clear the building by 3m T5 - Sweet Chestnut - Remove dead wood
Teak Close 1 Westminster Road Poole BH13 6JH
Received 12 May 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01400/F
Removal of front & rear aluminium parapet and replace with traditional roof details, using materials to match the existing slates fascia panels.
13 Lakeside Road, Poole, BH13 6LS
Received 27 Dec 2024 - Application RefusedP/25/03084/NMA
Non Material Amendment to Planning Application APP/23/00320/F for introduction of a dwarf wall positioned in front of the existing evergreen hedge along the site boundary that fronts Martello Road and Bury Road and upgrade SSEN supply
7 Martello Road Poole BH13 7DQ
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01953/CONDR
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission APP/23/01208/F (Variation of conditions 1 ,13 & 15 of planning permission APP/21/01786/P (outline permission).
Hillsdon Nursing Home 37 Springfield Road Poole BH14 0LG
Received 28 Apr 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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