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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 dates12,226Searchable applications
681Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,454 approved or refused records
1,373Refused applications
8,081 approved · 1,373 refused · 344 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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/26/00462/TTPO
T1 Beech: Reduce lowest primary branch over No 5 back by 3m to suitable growth points and crown lift to 4m over No 5 only, ensuring a flowing branch line is retained. T2 English Oak: Reduce branches growing over No 5 back by no more than 2m from the tips inwards to suitable growth points and crown lift to 4m over No 5 only.
3B Oban Road Bournemouth BH3 7BG
Received 3 Feb 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-29336
Prior Approval Procedure - Demolish building.
6 & 8 St Paul's Road Bournemouth BH8 8HG
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/00809/REG14
T1 Scots Pine - Fell
Parklands 31 Brownsea View Avenue Poole BH14 8LG
Received 4 Apr 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-6326-L
Prior Approval Procedure -Proposed demolition of the building and storage building in the rear yard and removal of boundary fencing
W H Smith 625 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4AS
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/04595/HOU
Removal of garage and erection of single storey side extension, enlargement of existing roof form and construction of two front dormers
89 Upton Way Poole BH18 9LX
Received 7 Nov 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/25/01053/TCA
T1-Whitebeam - Crown reduction by 1.5 - 2metres, Tree final height will be 8-8.5m
3 Mudeford Christchurch BH23 3NQ
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04277/TTPO
T1-Aesculus hippocastanum Prune lowest primary undulating limb with poor form overhanging property back to main stem approx. 5 Metres to reduce overhang and potential for hazard beam formation.
22 Winkton Close Christchurch BH23 7LX
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00197/TTPO
T1g Leyland cypress - Fell (see details in report) T3 Arbutus - Fell - Already dead T11 Holly - Fell - Already dead T12 Monterey pine - Fell - In decline (see report with photos) T17 Scots pine - Fell - Already dead T5 Beech, T6 Beech, T7 Beech - Prune back to give 2m clearance from structure T2g Arbutus - Prune back long branches to encourage bushy habit T8g Beech and T10 Holm oak - Prune low branches to give 5m clearance above ground level T13 Scots pine - Remove pendulous branch to trunk T14 English oak - Remove one damaged secondary branch overhanging road T18 Leyland - Remove lowest primary branch growing over Japenese maple Full details in Treecall report TS/77723/SC
Burwood Nursing Home 100 Dunyeats Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8AL
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-3034-C
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing HMO.
14A Wycliffe Road Bournemouth BH9 1JP
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00188/X
G1-Thuja: T11,T12,T13,T15,T16,T17,T19,T20,T21,T22 and T23. To crown lift lower branches hanging over the road to the legal required height of 5.2 metres from ground level due to high vehicles hitting the branches. No photo attached. T16 & T17- Thuja: to reduce branches back growing towards and close to the building to a clearance of 2 metres, to give more light to property. Photo attached. T18- Beech: to reduce branches back growing towards and close to the building to a clearance of 2 metres, to give more light to property. Photo attached. T8- Thuja: to reduce the dead crown down to live branches by approximately 4-5 metres. Photo attached.
Regents Court, 10 Balcombe Road
Received 18 Mar 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0502/TTPO
T1 - Oak - Remove the lower epicormic growth off of the stem up to a height of around 8 meters or just above the main fork. Remove the major deadwood.
22 Martins Hill Lane Christchurch BH23 7NL
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01811/TTPO
T1 Horse Chestnut - Sever all ivy from ground level by leaving a 3ft band around main stem. Remove all epicormic growth on main stem up to scaffold limbs. Remove any significant deadwood present. Annotated Photo
1, 11 Fairview Manor Farm Road Bournemouth BH10 7LF
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/00385/TTPO
Palm Tree Fell
52 Dogwood Road Poole Broadstone BH18 9PA
Received 12 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01899/BNG
Application to discharge the statutory biodiversity gain condition as required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to REF NO P/25/03619/CONDR
158 Fairmile Road Christchurch BH23 2LW
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-17995-F
T1 Black Mulberry - Prune away from dwelling to give 2-3m clearance T2 Sorbus - Reduce overhanging branches by 1m back to boundary
39 Queens Park South Drive Bournemouth BH8 9BJ
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00265/J
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use or Development for Flat J as self-contained dwelling
74 Parkstone Heights, Poole, BH14 0RZ
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-5901-BJ
Installation of a Solar PV system to the roof of the existing buildings.
Corpus Christi Jesuit Community 757 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6AN
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02104/TTPO
T1-English Oak: Undertake a full crown retretchment reduction of no more than 2m from the tips inwards.
17 Brownsea View Avenue Poole BH14 8LG
Received 7 May 2026 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00431/X
We are proposing to carry out the same works on both T1 & T2. For the benefit of the garden below, we are applying for a 5 metre Crown raise of both Oaks, over garden of no.99 Brampton Road only. The Crown raise will include tertiary growth reduction and removal only. The lowest secondaries reaching out over no.99s garden, we are applying to reduce by up to 2.5 metres only, shape with the rest of canopy, and to allow more headroom and light below. All works carried out to BS3998 2010. T1 belongs to 34 Johnston Road, whilst T2 belongs to 36 Johnston Road.
34 & 36 Johnston Road, Poole, BH15 3HT
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/03090/TTPO
T1- Oak - Fell, Tree has extensive die back. Replant with oak.
118B Dunyeats Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8AN
Received 14 Aug 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-1582-Y
New vehicle entrance gates with proposed new parking arrangement and surface finish with 1 new window added to ground floor North Elevation and 5 no. windows removed from the West Elevation.
24a to 24d Knyveton Road Boscombe Bournemouth BH1 3QR
Received 30 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01330/CLP
Lawful development certificate for the proposed demolition of existing conservatory and replacement with 3m rear extension. Demolition of detached garage
10 Woodlands Crescent Poole BH15 4EN
Received 24 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00381/F
Demolition of existing conservatory, construction of replacement conservatory with raised decking and a terrace.
Park Manor Residential Home, 8 St Aldhelms Road, Poole, BH13 6BS
Received 29 Mar 2024 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00673/X
T1- Robinia tree- Fell- Tree is young specimen due to size I do not believe the tree would fall under the area order TPO.
57 Waytown Close, Poole, BH17 9WF
Received 29 Aug 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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