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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 dates11,893Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 9,160 approved or refused records
1,322Refused applications
7,838 approved · 1,322 refused · 332 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Does Not Require ConsentP/25/04795/REG14
Pine - High risk of limb failure onto live road. Removal of compromised limbs essential to prevent serious harm.
71 Branksome Wood Road Poole BH12 1HR
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-6561-O
Copper Beech (T1) - Remove a branch above the roof of No.27 Durley Chine Road South. In addition, a combination of branch reduction and removal of smaller secondary branches to be carried out, so as to provide a 2.5-3m separation from the building of No.27 Durley Chine Road South.
Ashdown 1 Chine Crescent Road Bournemouth BH2 5LJ
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02250/HOU
Replace garage with a one bedroom single storey annexe for a family member ancillary to main dwelling, removal of conservatory, erect single storey rear extension to form utility room and kitchen/dining area.
11 Clive Road Christchurch BH23 4NX
Received 30 Jun 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/26/01908/FUL
Replacement of windows, insertion of flue and air bricks
Upper Floors, 52A Poole Road Bournemouth BH4 9DZ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04551/HAB
Application for prior approval under Regulation 75 & 77 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to allow commencement of permitted development; to convert the existing Class E use building in to 12 residential dwellings with secure bike store.
1A Madeira Road Poole BH14 9ET
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Application Approved8/24/0506/HOU
Single storey rear extension and rooflight
196A Barrack Road Christchurch BH23 2BQ
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0433/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Crown clean deadwood broken rubbing & branches tip lateral growth back by 1-2 m from centre of garden T2 - Beech - Crown clean deadwood broken rubbing branches & tip back lateral growth 1-2 m from centre of garden Beech lost a limb take length out of laterals to compact T3 - Oak Crown raise to 4m from ground over greenhouse.
129 The Grove Christchurch BH23 2EZ
Received 5 Jul 2024 - Application WithdrawnP/26/00875/REG14
1x Salix caprea - Tree failed and down - remove
38 Pine Tree Walk Poole BH17 7EH
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/03003/TTPO
T1 - Sycamore tree. Previously pollarded tree. Prune overhanging branches growing above the driveway of 25 Wellington Road back by 3m to the hedge line, as per annotated photo.
Dellmere 27 Wellington Road Bournemouth BH8 8JH
Received 26 Jun 2026 - Application RefusedP/25/02564/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension and side extension
25 Austin Avenue Poole BH14 8HD
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/25/04581/HOU
First floor extension on columns and replacement entrance canopy with balcony above
4 Kinross Road Bournemouth BH3 7DE
Received 7 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01734/TTPO
T1 - Conifer/ Cypress Tree - Removal
51 Higher Blandford Road Poole BH18 9AD
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01895/FUL
Partial Demolition, Extension and Alterations to Existing Building to Erect a 2-Bed Dwellinghouse with Associated Parking and Landscaping
225 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 9QJ
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-26555-C
Single Storey rear extension
36A Stourfield Road Bournemouth BH5 2AR
Received 22 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/05071/CONDR
Variation of condition 22 of Planning Application 7-2024-9602-J Erection of eight storey building to provide student accommodation (sui generis), and associated landscaping and infrastructure Underground refuse storage requires either this condition to be removed completely or the acceptance of an above ground refuse enclosure,
Fairview House 17 Hinton Road Bournemouth BH1 2EE
Received 5 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03834/HOU
Demolition of existing dormer and formation of new dormer in its place
4 Avenue Road Walkford Christchurch BH23 5QH
Received 29 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00383/F
Proposed single storey side extension and demolition of existing garage
18 Hawthorn Drive, Poole, BH17 7YQ
Received 1 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/04981/TTPO
T1 - English Oak - Prune to provide 1m clearance from the service wire and 2m from the neighbours Chimney. T2 - English Oak - Prune the lateral spread growing over the property by no more than 1.75m from the tips inwards to reduce, Raise the crown to 3m from ground level, Reduce the lateral growth growing towards the neighbours house by no more than 2m from the tips inwards T3 - English Oak - Reduce all lateral spread of the longest branches only by no more than 2.75m from the tips inwards, Raise the crown to 3m from ground level
7A Harbour View Road Poole BH14 0PD
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02383/TTPO
T1 - Eucalyptus, crown lift to 4m above existing ground levels on easterly and south-easterly canopy aspects.
170 Sandbanks Road Poole BH14 8EN
Received 21 May 2026 - Application Refused7-2024-7872-H
Proposal to change the clay plain tiles on a vertical elevation to a steel coated sheet that looks like a plain tile.
British Telecom Telephone Exchange Telephone Exchange Shelley Road Bournemouth BH1 4HY
Received 25 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00929/X
T1 - Scots Pine - Remove x2 branches with defects which grow towards the rear of the house. Scots pine tree on left of rear garden T2 - Scots Pine - Reduce branches which overhang the swim/spa by 1.5m, to reduce the amount of direct debris fall. Works are to enable safe use of the garden for wheelchair access.
1 Merriefield Avenue, Broadstone, BH18 8DA
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00355/X
T.1 - Scots Pine - Prune away from dwelling to give 2-3m clearence. T.2 - Scots Pine - Crown lift to 4-5m clearence. Prune by 1-2m
23 Brudenell Avenue, Poole, BH13 7NW
Received 29 Jun 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01859/HOU
Roof extension / conversion including raising the ridge, front and rear gables and side dormers.
55 Saxonhurst Road Bournemouth BH10 6JD
Received 9 Jun 2025 - Application Approved7-2025-4001-M
T115- Lime - Remove the lowest branch and reduce the two furthest lateral branches over the garage roof by 2m.
Marlborough Court 16 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DG
Received 20 Feb 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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