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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 dates11,322Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 8,659 approved or refused records
1,257Refused applications
7,402 approved · 1,257 refused · 313 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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.
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
- Application ApprovedP/25/01564/CONDR
Variation of Condition 2 and 3 of planning permission APP/23/01283/F as described in that description of development to amend the approved design to relocate part of the ground floor extension, to enable a different Lower ground floor-Ground floor stair configuration, and to amend the proposed facing materials.
52A Kings Avenue Poole BH14 9QJ
Received 22 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04298/TTPO
T5 - English Oak - Crown lift to a 5 meter clearance from ground level.
13 Kirby Way Bournemouth BH6 3HZ
Received 23 Oct 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/25/00438/TCA
T3- Cypress. Reduce and shape the crown by 2m to maintain a smaller tree due to being located near the road, electric sub station and path. Not sure if it’s converted by the order. T4- Hawthorn Tree. Reduce the crown by 2m to previous pruning points to give more light to the flats and garden area.
Lake View Court & Seldown Court 39 & 41 Mount Pleasant Road Poole BH15 1TX
Received 20 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03276/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Reduce the side over the neighbour0 (202 Malvern road) property only by upto 2 metres. remove deadwood.
St Walburga's Catholic Primary School Malvern Road Bournemouth BH9 3BY
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-15494-J
Single storey rear/side extension and associated alterations to increase capacity of existing day nursery from 48 to 65 children and to extend opening to include Saturdays
1 Crantock Grove Bournemouth BH8 0HS
Received 9 Sept 2024 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00513/DDD
Removal of leaning tree, hung up in adjacent tree - TPO TPO/59/00011 / W2
39 Ashwood Drive, Broadstone, BH18 8LN
Received 4 Jan 2024 - Application WithdrawnP/25/01364/FUL
Alterations and extensions to care home, including creation of a roof terrace, formation of additional parking spaces and erection of a cycle store and plant room.
5 Tolpuddle Gardens Bournemouth BH9 3RE
Received 12 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01243/CONDR
Variation of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) & Condition 13 (Obscure Glazed Screen) of Application no. 8/24/0858/HOU: Alterations, extensions and a contemporary remodel of the existing dwelling. Widening of existing western vehicle access and closing up of the existing eastern vehicle access with associated landscaping
14 Avon Run Road Christchurch BH23 4DU
Received 6 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02085/HOU
Single storey extension to rear and side. Raise roof to convert loft space to provide first floor accommodation with dormers to front and rear.
68 Hurn Way Christchurch BH23 2PD
Received 18 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03749/TTPO
T1- Thuja - Reduce lateral branches growing towards property by 2 metres. T2 - Lawson cypress - Fell & replant with Silver Birch tree.
Dunyeats House 65 Dunyeats Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8AE
Received 24 Sept 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/02211/REG14
1x Poplar - Split - remove smaller stem, retain larger stem and monitor
Liberty Court Dragoon Way Christchurch BH23 2TZ
Received 26 Jun 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/26/03632/TCA
T3 – Conifer hedge - Reduce height by 3 metres, cutting to a level line and retaining the existing width and form. T4, T5, T6 and T7 – Conifer x4 - Fell to ground level.
Lindsay Manor 47 Lindsay Road Bournemouth BH13 6BE
Received 31 Jul 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00712/F
Insertion of window to North East Elevation at second floor level
Flat 9, Marina Court, 34 Banks Road, Poole, BH13 7QE
Received 24 Jun 2024 - Application RefusedP/25/01331/TTPO
T1-Sweet Chestnut Tree (middle of garden) - Tree removal
1 Cranemoor Avenue Christchurch BH23 5AN
Received 9 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02704/TTPO
G1 - 3 x Limes - Re-pollard tops back to original points. Trees to be circa 8m in height. T1 - Holm Oak - Reduce laterals growing over clients garden by 1-1.5m. Located at 36 Nea Road and is neighbours tree
34 Nea Road Christchurch BH23 4NB
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/25/00013/FUL
Remove of the existing shopfront, fascia and recessed entrance doors facing onto The Arcade. Install new timber framed glazed shopfront with double entrance doors and a single door for staff entrance. New painted timber fascia, stall risers and pilasters. New magazine hopper set within glazing.
Commercial Unit A1 Nos. 8-11 The Arcade and 24 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 1LG
Received 26 Feb 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00948/TTPO
T1 - Scots Pine - Remove 1x damaged primary branch back to main stem. Reduce canopy to give a 2m clearance from above ground structures.
17 Dover Road Poole BH13 6DZ
Received 4 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/03643/TTPO
T1 - English Oak - Prune all branches over and near building to provide 2m clearance. Reduce branches over no 27 back by no more than 2m, Crown lift to 4m all round from ground level by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only. Prune all branches to provide 1m clearance from service wires. T2 - English Oak - Crown lift to 5m from ground level, over the driveway by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only.
27 Spicer Lane Poole Bournemouth BH11 9RL
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/25/01174/FUL
Demolition of existing garage to create access to the rear of the site and construction of a pair of semi-detached x 3 bedroom dwellings with associated parking, turning, amenity space, bin and bike stores and bin collection point
8 Redhill Drive Bournemouth BH10 6AL
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00801/FUL
New air handling units to be sited on existing parking spaces, with associated ductwork.
Alderney Hospital, Ringwood Road, Poole BH12 4NB
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00296/HOU
Retrospective conservatory to side elevation.
79 Lulworth Avenue Poole BH15 4DH
Received 23 Jan 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01058/F
Non material amendment following approval of APP/24/00483/F to include a decontamination suite within the Endoscopy Unit and deliver a number of efficiencies which will represent best value to the NHS.
Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road, Poole, BH15 2JB
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/01054/X
T1 - willow - pollard to 3m above the main union. T2 - oak tree - low level heavy lateral branches reduced by up to 3m back to appropriate growth points.
Old Timbers, Higher Blandford Road, Wimborne, BH21 3JG
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02572/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed internal subdivision of currently vacant building, most recently/lawfully in use for Class E purposes, to create 2 self-contained commercial units, both to be used for purposes falling within Class E
447 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2AN
Received 16 Jul 2025
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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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