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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 dates12,198Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,433 approved or refused records
1,370Refused applications
8,063 approved · 1,370 refused · 341 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 RefusedP/26/04132/CLP
Development Certificate for proposed siting of a mobile home within the garden curtilage.
Canford Cliffs House 2 Meriden Close Poole BH13 7JT
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Application Approved8/24/0802/LB
Listed Building Consent for a centrally located oval staircase and the re-purpose of the original stairway spaces. (Amended description)
The Moorings 109 Mudeford Christchurch BH23 4AE
Received 22 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00556/F
Single storey rear extension
122 Garland Road, Poole, BH15 2LD
Received 17 May 2024 - Application RefusedP/26/02413/ADV
Advertisement Consent for 1 fascia sign and 1 projecting sign to shopfront for Restaurant Take-Away.
573 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4AH
Received 21 May 2026 - No Objections RaisedP/25/01260/TCA
G2 - Laurel Hedge - Crown reduction to 4m to form hedged top. Reduce sides by approx 1.5-2m to car park edge. Remove all dead sycamore stems to near ground level (approx 5 in total).
SWAST Bournemouth Ambulance Station Portchester Road Bournemouth BH8 8JT
Received 6 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01606/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Branch Reduction 2-3 metres of overhanging branches.
Land Behind 37 & 39 Cowslip Road Poole Broadstone BH18 9QZ
Received 23 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00164/NMA
Non-material amendment following approval of APP/21/00390/F to extend roof height sideways (eastwards) to house wall in order to replace flat roof with pitched roof. Raise existing landing window to match height of windows either side. The raised position will enable the pitched roof ridge to be carried across.
3 Gulliver Close Poole BH14 8LB
Received 6 Mar 2025 - Application Withdrawn7-2024-5090-N
Installation of perimeter fencing and access gates to improve safeguarding and security to the school
Aspirations Academy Trust Stafford Road Bournemouth BH1 1PA
Received 13 Dec 2024 - Split DecisionTP/24/00755/X
T1 - Ash - Crown raise to 4m above ground level and prune to clear neighbours garage by 2m by removal of secondary and tertiary branches. T2 - Ash - Fell. T3 - Ash - Fell.
17 Silverwood Close, Wimborne, BH21 1QZ
Received 23 Sept 2024 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00619/DDD
Remove dead Birch
68 Woodpecker Drive, Poole, BH17 7SY
Received 9 Apr 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0640/HOU
Single Storey rear extension
1 Imber Drive Christchurch BH23 5BE
Received 25 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02920/CONDR
Variation of condition 2 & 3 of planning permission 8/23/0650/HOU as described in that description of development for amendments to balcony and materials (Condition 2) & materials Proposed dark tiles & vertical cladding (Condition 3)
3 Medina Way Christchurch BH23 4EL
Received 5 Aug 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02686/HOU
Single-storey rear extension to replace the existing conservatory and coal shed.
52 Kingston Road Poole BH15 2LS
Received 10 Jun 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-29362
Removal of existing porch and associated doors and glazing. To be replaced with a new porch with a slight increase to the floor area, a new solid roof and associated doors and glazing. New set of timber gates to driveway.
7 Vicarage Road Bournemouth BH9 2SA
Received 4 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01821/CONDR
Variation/Removal of Condition 2 (Approved Plans) of application no. 24/01345/F: Single storey, pitched roof front extension and insertion of 1no. window within the existing side elevation. To increase the depth of the approved front extension by 0.5 metres.
27 Cheam Road Poole BH18 9HB
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04131/HOU
Erection of a single-storey ancillary outbuilding within the residential curtilage (Resubmission)
50 Somerley Road Bournemouth BH9 1EN
Received 26 Aug 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/05292/HOU
Hip to gable extension - front elevation with juliet balcony. Construction of dormers at 1st floor level - side & rear elevations.
33 St Osmunds Road Poole BH14 9JT
Received 22 Dec 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-15500-B
Removal and replacement of the existing shopfront
565 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4AH
Received 15 Jul 2024 - No Objections Raised7-2024-4284-E
T1 Sycamore - reduce crown by up to 2.5m back to suitable growth points T2-3 Juniper - fell to ground level
1 - 9 Lynthwaite House 10 Owls Road Bournemouth BH5 1AF
Received 28 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00598/TTPO
T169 & T170 - Lime Trees - Reduction, top from 25mtrs to 22mtrs & sides from 12mtrs to 9mtrs.
Belmour Lodge 28 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DH
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00263/X
T1 - Pine: Removal of the lowest primary spanning over the reat garden of 44Lilliput Road back to the main stem , removal of dead wood.
Footpath to side of 44 Lilliput Road, Poole, BH14 8JZ
Received 22 Apr 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0838/LB
Listed Building Consent for the repair and repainting of rear and side elevations of hotel in grey and the rainwater goods, timber windows and doors repainted in white.
95 Christchurch Harbour Hotel Mudeford Christchurch BH23 3NT
Received 10 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/03336/TTPO
T1- Cypress tree- Fell- Tree has previously been reduced and has now multiple weak stems in upper crown, Tree was originally planted for screening and was part of a hedge that has recently been removed. low quality tree specimen.
3 Haig Avenue Poole BH13 7AJ
Received 16 Jul 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/01880/TTPO
T1 - Holm Oak - Remove x2 pendulous branches above parking bays numbered 8 & 3 & remove x2 pendulous branches above 2 un-numbered parking bays Please see Tree Works Photo
The Woods 70 Talbot Road Bournemouth BH9 2EJ
Received 9 Jun 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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