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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 dates11,591Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 8,898 approved or refused records
1,289Refused applications
7,609 approved · 1,289 refused · 319 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Application ApprovedP/26/03159/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.
6 Whitby Avenue Poole BH18 8HN
Received 7 Jul 2026 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/01029/X
Mimosa (T1) - Fell
Bay Tree House, 4 Dover Close, Poole, BH13 6EA
Received 29 Nov 2024 - No Objections Raised8/24/0322/TCA
G1 X 4 Sycamores - Fell - Small self set Sycamores T1 Pine Reduce over extended branch growing to the South West by 4m T2 Oak Tree reduce crown growing to the South West by 4m G2 Group of Sycamore & Ash - Fell T3 Dying Conifer -Fell T4 Ash Fell - small self set tree. G3 line of Conifers-Crown raise over the garden to give a clearance of 5m T5 Dead Alder - Fell
Riverside Cottages Avon Causeway Christchurch BH23 6AH
Received 20 May 2024 - Application ApprovedGPDO/24/00010/GPD
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwelling house by 7.89 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.10 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 2.95 metres.
11 Rozelle Road, Poole, BH14 0BX
Received 25 Jun 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00417/TTPO
- TPO tree ( Common oak ) 25/1999 to be pruned away from telephone lines for a 50cm clearance. Use of skilled contractors with machinery to carry out these works. - TPO tree ( Common oak ) 25/1999 to be pruned away from number 34 building for a 2m clearance. Use of skilled contractors with machinery to carry out these works.
34 Northmere Road Poole BH12 4DY
Received 20 Mar 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00838/DDD
Removal of Limb - TPO/45
Maidment Court, 47 Parkstone Road, Poole, BH15 2FS
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/05228/TTPO
T122 and T123 - Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - pollard both back to the first main unions.
Boston Lodge 18 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ
Received 17 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03212/HOU
Alterations, single storey extension to dwellinghouse, removal of pitched roof above garage and replace with flat roof.
21 Harbour Road Bournemouth BH6 4DD
Received 22 Aug 2025 - Application WithdrawnAPP/24/00525/F
Replace the existing timber store with a brick-built store to match another of the kind on site.
Cuddles Day Nursery, Herbert Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HR
Received 8 May 2024 - Application Approved8/25/0004/HOU
Proposed front and rear extensions
10 Thursby Road Christchurch BH23 5PE
Received 3 Jan 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-17425-D
T1 - Thuja - Fell T2 - Scots Pine - Fell T3 - Cherry - Fell tree T4 - Holm Oak - Reduce and reshape all over by 1-2m.
5 Brackendale Road Bournemouth BH8 9HY
Received 11 Jul 2024 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/02450/OUT
Outline submission for demolition of existing office building and erection of a building to provide up to 198 residential apartments (Use Class C3) with communal amenity spaces and facilities, landscaping and associated works (details of access, appearance, layout and scale for approval).
Space House 22-24 Oxford Road Bournemouth BH8 8EZ
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04494/HOU
Proposed porch alterations and front extension to bay window.
26 Southey Road Christchurch BH23 3EH
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04993/CLE
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for more than 10 years
35 Heron Court Road Bournemouth BH9 1DE
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/01087/REG14
Deadwood - 4 x Oaks - removal of deadwood.
75 Hill View Road Bournemouth BH10 5BL
Received 23 Apr 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/25/00120/DDD
Removal of Pine leaning in adjacent tree
91 Higher Blandford Road, Broadstone, BH18 9AE
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01470/TTPO
T1 Robinia pseudoacacia - Fell to ground level.
8 Ormonde Road Poole BH13 6DF
Received 1 Apr 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/01180/TTPO
T1 - Beech - Prune away from building to give 3m clearance. Crown thin by 15% by removing rubbing & crossing branches. Reduce overextended laterals by 1-2m. Group 1 - Holly's - Remove 3 Hollys. Group 2- Holly & Rhodes - Reduce by 1-2m Group 3 - 4 x Cordaline - Remove at ground level. T4 - Lawson Cypress - Reduce low laterals by 0.5-1m
56 Braidley Road Bournemouth BH2 6JY
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Awaiting sign offP/26/04114/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Crown lift all round to give a 6m clearance from ground level to the lowest foliage by reducing and removing secondary and tertiary branches only. Remove low level epicormic growth on the main stem to 6m.
171 York Road Poole BH18 8ES
Received 25 Aug 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04500/HOU
Removal of existing conservatory. Construction of a single storey rear extension with terrace, changes to fenestration and internal alterations.
30 Higher Blandford Road Poole BH18 9AQ
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02691/TTPO
T1 - Silver Birch - Fell T2 - Western Red Cedar - Fell T3 - Plum tree - Remove branch rubbing on Cypress Tree G1 - Holly Trees - Fell G2 - Holly Trees - Fell G3 - Holly Trees - Fell
5 Western Avenue Poole BH13 7AL
Received 23 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/03620/ADV
Advertising consent for 2x BYD logo, 1x service letters, 1x Poole letters, 1x pylon sign - all internally illuminated
573 Wallisdown Road Poole BH12 5BA
Received 30 Jul 2026 - Registered - Awaiting AllocationP/26/04683/TTPO
T95 Western red cedar (Thuja plicata). Fell to as near ground level as practicable.
18 Benellen Avenue Bournemouth BH4 9LY
Received 28 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedTP/24/01062/X
SPECIES: PINE( T1)** PROPOSED WORK: Prune the tree roots that are pushing up the tarmac up, underneath the Lychgate ** It is difficult to tell from which tree the roots belong - the closest tree we can identify and the likely cause is (T1) REASON: The Lych gate in Macaulay Road is the main pedestrian access to the church. The tarmac has been raised by approximately 200mm in places and is very uneven, posing a serious health and safety trip hazard.
ST JOHN THE BAPTISTS CHURCH, Macaulay Road, POOLE, BH18 8AR
Received 17 Dec 2024
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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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