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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 dates11,952Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
86%Approval rate · 9,214 approved or refused records
1,330Refused applications
7,884 approved · 1,330 refused · 335 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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/26/00665/HOU
Alteration of facing materials and proposed front porch extension
Sandy Way Cottage 12 Bure Road Christchurch BH23 4ED
Received 16 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02849/ADV
Advertisement for 2no internally illuminated fascia signs
447-457 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2AN
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03338/TTPO
Oak (T1) - Reduce 2 pendulous branches growing to the SW above rear shrub bed by a maximum of 2m. Reduce end of branch to west above lawn by a maximum of 2m. Reduce upper lateral branch ends growing towards the house in a northerly direction by 1m to the line of crown. Reduce pendulous branches above the lawn by 2m to raise canopy
50 Lilliput Road Poole BH14 8JZ
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01244/FUL
Conversion of Tennis Court Lodges (C2) and the connected Tennis Court Tutor Flat (C3) to create a single HMO for up to 7 staff to share (Sui Generis).
Canford School, Tennis Court Lodge Canford Magna Poole BH21 3AD
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Application RefusedP/25/05162/PNTEL
Prior Approval - Proposed slim 20m high EE monopole with wraparound cabinet supporting 6no. antennas, 2no. 0.3m transmission dishes, 3no. ground-based equipment cabinets and ancillary equipment and cabling
Footpath East of Kinson Road Outside CO-OP 270 Kinson Road Frontage Bournemouth BH10 5EY
Received 12 Dec 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04759/TTPO
T1 & T2 - Pinus sylvestres - Fell
10 Woodpecker Drive Poole BH17 7SY
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/00348/HOU
convert existing conservatory to a single storey rear extension
22 Conifer Avenue Poole BH14 8RT
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/01414/DDD
T1 & T2 - Monterey cypress - remove split branches from their crowns
71 Hankinson Road Bournemouth BH9 1HP
Received 15 May 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-9327-C
Loft conversion with side dormers and rear dormer
126 Carbery Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3LH
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Registered - Awaiting AllocationP/26/04633/TTPO
T1 - Monterey Pine : Remove failed stem back to union. Remove 3 overextended limbs over summer house of 23 Freshwater Road. Remove deadwood throughout.
Woodland area opposite 23 Freshwater Road Christchurch BH23 4PD
Received 24 Sept 2026 - Application RefusedP/26/02329/CONDR
Removal of condition 2 (garage use) of planning permission 30169/0 (Erect detached garage at rear) for part of garage to be used as a hairdressing salon and erection of a cycle store
38 Hasler Road Poole BH17 9AP
Received 19 May 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04956/TTPO
T1 Oak lowest branches overhanging the property removed as remaining lower branches overhanging to he reduced by up to 2m back to appropriate growth points to give more clearance between the tree and property. Heavy later branch overhang the garden to have end weight reduced by up to 2.5m back to appropriate growth points. As per attached photographs
6 Springfield Crescent Poole BH14 0LL
Received 2 Dec 2025 - Application Approved7-2025-29390
Demolition of garage and rear extension to bungalow and erection of new garage
48 Western Avenue Bournemouth BH10 6HJ
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Application Approved7-2025-29004-D
External alterations, erection of a first floor side extension and change of use from six bedroom house in multiple occupation (Use Class C4) to a seven bedroom house in multiple occupation (Use Class Sui Generis)
1 Garth Road Bournemouth BH9 1QE
Received 6 Feb 2025 - Application Approved8/24/0232/HOU
Extensions and alterations, new roof, removal of existing garage.
80 Pauntley Road Christchurch BH23 3JW
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-7669-K
Sever plot, and associated alterations to subdivide existing 7-bed dwelling into 2 dwellings with associated parking, amenity space and bin stores
17A St Leonard's Road Bournemouth BH8 8QL
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01878/TTPO
T104-Holm Oak- Crown reduce by 2m, back to the line of the previous pruning points approved in 2021. In addition, remove a low branch above the neighbouring property - as per the annotated image (amended proposal)
Warwick Court 136 Richmond Park Road Bournemouth BH8 8TP
Received 9 Jun 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00779/X
Holm Oak - Trim back branches by up to 3m so that the tree will not touch the block of flats.
4 Ships Point, 10 Alton Road, Poole, BH14 8TF
Received 26 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00421/FUL
Change of use/conversion of existing 2 flats (first floor flat arranged as 4 bedsits) back into a single C3 residential dwelling house (no external changes).
Tall Trees 17 Windsor Road Poole BH14 8SF
Received 19 Mar 2025 - (Refused) Appeal In ProgressP/26/02412/FUL
Change of use from Class E(a) to a Restaurant Take-Away (Sui Generis), including modifications to the shopfront and the installation of an extractor flue
573 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4AH
Received 21 May 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-14447-A
New porch to the front of 10 Barrowgate Way.
10 Barrowgate Way Bournemouth BH8 0HD
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Application Approved7-2025-7011-J
Installation of roller shutters on northern and western shopfront elevations
348 Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth BH8 8BH
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/03910/FUL
Creation of 1 bedroom flat partially in existing roof space and enlargement of roof to accommodate new floor space
434A Ashley Road Poole BH14 0AA
Received 14 Aug 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/00345/HOU
Single storey rear extension after demolition of garage. Change to fenestration on side elevation.
35 Minstead Road Bournemouth BH10 5JY
Received 27 Jan 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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