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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 dates11,662Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 8,960 approved or refused records
1,298Refused applications
7,662 approved · 1,298 refused · 322 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/25/00702/HOU
Rear single storey extension
2 Howe Close Christchurch BH23 3JA
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04185/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear single-storey extension, addition of rear dormer, and addition of garden outbuilding.
32 Pine Crescent Christchurch BH23 4LH
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Application RefusedP/25/04139/NMA
Non-Material Amendment following the approval of 7-2025-28119-C for amendments to Penthouse terraces and Balcony - Block B
Southbourne Crossroad Car Park Southbourne Coast Road Bournemouth BH6 3NH
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01073/NMA
Non material amendment to change condition 4 of application 8/24/0749/CONDR to refer to the correct approved plan (Site Block and Location Plan 9436 / 200 rev D)
Advertising Corner The Grove And Barrack Road Barrack Road Christchurch BH23 2EX
Received 23 Apr 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/25/04923/TCA
G1-x2 Lawson Cypress: Raise the crown of both trees located either sides of the driveway by no more than 2.5m from ground level in order to facilitate vehicular access and more light into the garden. T1-Apple: Raise the crown to 2m from ground level in order to facilitate basic garden maintenance.
13 Dunbar Road Bournemouth BH3 7AZ
Received 1 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00336/X
T1 - Red Chestnut - Fell ( T18 on TPO Map). Tree is dead and in target of garden fences and road. T2 - Ash - Fell ( T17 on TPO Map). Mature Ash specimen showing signs of decline (dieback) with having large amounts of deadwood in the canopy in target of road and garden area. T3 Holme Oak - Fell. Situated close and starting to damage the studio. T4 Horse Chestnut - Remove 1 Primary dead limb leaning on neighbours property. previously Shortened.
18 Forest Road, Poole, BH13 6DH
Received 21 May 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00386/X
T1-English Oak: Reduce the lowest primary branches growing in a N and a SW direction by no more than 1m from the tips inwards via the removal of tertiary and secondary branches only, ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and that no pruning wounds exceed 45mm in diameter.
28 Brownsea View Avenue, Poole, BH14 8LQ
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0572/HOU
Garage conversion to provide additional living space and addition of pitched roof (amended description).
9C Lingwood Avenue Christchurch BH23 3JS
Received 29 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/00563/TTPO
Cypress - Prune tree to allow 0.5m line of sight through the tree so CityFibre can pull telecoms cable through without tree rub.
12A Cliff Drive Poole BH13 7JD
Received 10 Feb 2026 - Application WithdrawnP/25/02126/FUL
Temporary installation of winter event (temporary period from 27 October 2025 to 25 January 2026 including the installation and removal of structures).
Lower Gardens Bournemouth BH2 5AU
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-25724-G
Installation of a flat window above the existing rear dormer, a Velux style window in the southwest roof slope of the extended front roof extension, a high level obscured window on the southwest elevation at ground-floor level, and the construction of a new wall including a disability compliant door and window to convert the existing garage store into a habitable room retaining the existing roller shutter garage doorway.
3 Cellars Farm Road Bournemouth BH6 4DL
Received 5 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02691/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Reduce lowest lateral on West side by approx 2m to reduce lever arm. T2 - Oak - Reduce lowest lateral on South side to achieve crown lift of approx 5m and reduce heavy end weighting of limb
12 Denham Drive Christchurch BH23 5AT
Received 11 Jun 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00881/F
Variation of condition 2 (plans list) of planning permission APP/24/00146/F to permit amendments to the previously approved rear extension to now also include a first floor rear extension.
93 Ashington Lane, Wimborne, BH21 3DG
Received 5 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/00317/HOU
Single storey rear extension
208 Wallisdown Road Bournemouth BH10 4HZ
Received 26 Jan 2026 - Split DecisionP/25/04296/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Crown lift to statutory height over highway, remove dead wood & prune back 2-3m. New Description of Works: T1 Oak - Crown lift to 5.5m above ground level for clearances, reduce the northern lateral canopy by up to 2m to allow clearances from overhead wires and the garden and to reduce the canopy away from the streetlight to allow for a clearance of up to 1m, pruning secondary and tertiary growth only for all works.
69 Alton Road Poole BH14 8SP
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-10267-J
Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory
Flat 1 80A Parkwood Road Bournemouth BH5 2BL
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Application Refused8/24/0263/TTPO
T1 Pine - Fell
Plot 14 Tall Trees 7 Matchams Lane Christchurch BH23 6TT
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-7052-Q
Use of land for a temporary Summer Entertainment programme and bar alongside trading stalls within the Bournemouth Town Square pedestrian area, open from 12.7.24 until the 1.9.24
Town Centre The Square Bournemouth BH2 6EG
Received 15 May 2024 - (Refused) Appeal Dismissed7-2025-4531-AB
Retrospective consent sought for timber pergola and external seating
58-61 Westover Road Bournemouth BH1 2BZ
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Application WithdrawnAPP/24/00620/F
Erect timber frame garage/carport on land adjacent to 16 Canford Magna. ***WITHDRAWN 24/09**
Land adjacent to 16 Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AE
Received 4 Jun 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02489/TTPO
T1 Beech Fell to ground level
Compass Point 16 Salter Road Poole BH13 7EF
Received 28 May 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/03293/HOU
Removal of existing lean to conservatory to rear and replacement of garage.
Spring Cottage Leigham Vale Road Bournemouth BH6 3LR
Received 14 Jul 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-20627-B
Single story rear extension and the demolition of an existing conservatory.
29 Feversham Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9NH
Received 29 Nov 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-29351
Demolition of existing conservatory and the erection of a flat roof rear extension
21 Bishop Road Bournemouth BH9 1HB
Received 26 Nov 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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