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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 dates12,691Searchable applications
679Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,846 approved or refused records
1,445Refused applications
8,401 approved · 1,445 refused · 364 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 17 Jul 2023 to 2 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 15 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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More application records
- Application ApprovedAPP/24/01365/P
Outline permission to erect 7 x dwellings with access and parking, and other associated works
Land adjacent 62 Dawkins Road, Poole, BH15 4JY
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00376/X
T1: Lawson cypress - Trim side to maintain a .75m separation from the building, for clearance. T2: Beech - Prune branches growing towards the buildings of No.12 & No.10 back by 1m & 2m respectively, to maintain a good separation.
12 Brunstead Road, Poole, BH12 1EJ
Received 5 Jun 2024 - Split DecisionP/26/02690/TTPO
T1 Oak - to reduce the grown by up to 1.5 metres back to suitable growth points - excessive shading on both properties. Lesser works: - Increase crown clearance above ground to 7m limited to pruning secondary and tertiary branches only. - Reduce western aspect by maximum 2-3m in line with canopy subject to the following conditions:
32 Wortley Rd Christchurch BH23 5DT
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/01023/HOU
Erection of railings and steps to flat roof to form balcony, change of window to door on side elevation
10 Glenferness Avenue Bournemouth BH4 9NF
Received 22 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02024/TTPO
T1 - Maritime pine - Fell and Replace T2- Maritime pine - Fell and Replace Will be planting 2 new Pines in replacement
11A Upper Golf Links Road Poole BH18 8BT
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02598/TTPO
T - Sycamore- Fell to ground level
Holly Trees 1 Sylvan Wood Christchurch BH23 4FJ
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00898/HOU
Proposed front extension and alterations to fenestration
164 Ringwood Road Christchurch BH23 5RQ
Received 2 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01340/L
Listed building consent for alterations to existing listed building to include replacement of existing timber-frame sash windows with new timber-frame sash windows, installation of new French doors to rear garden, new entrance canopy and installation of new conservation roof light in roof.
Lots End, 13 St Peters Road, Poole, BH14 0NZ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/03923/TTPO
T1 - English oak in front garden - Remove a large low branch which grows above the garage roof belonging to No.22 East Avenue. Remove a secondary branch from the end of the limb. Remove lowest primary branch growing towards No.20 & remove a branch which grows towards the NW. Remove epicormic growth from the main stem & also from the lower half of the tree's main limbs.
20 East Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7BZ
Received 2 Oct 2025 - Application RefusedAPP/24/00819/F
Erection of 324 dwellings with associated parking, public open space and related infrastructure accessed from Magna Road and change of use of land north of Magna Road to Suitable Alternative Natural Greenspace (SANG) at Land North and South of Magna Road, Poole, BH11 9NB. Varitation of condition 3 of APP/17/00008/F to regularise planning permission with the as built layout which, relative to the approved consent, specifically to regularise 3x landscape bunds to the South and South East boundaries of the development site.
Land North and South of Magna Road, Poole, BH11 9NB
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/03426/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear extension to existing garage
6 Elms Close Poole BH14 8EP
Received 21 Jul 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/00200/HOU
Extension to garage and change of use to annexe (PART RETROSPECTIVE)
11 Buttercup Drive Christchurch BH23 4TY
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04521/TTPO
T1 – Oak - crown reduction of up to 2m throughout the upper and lateral canopy.
Swains Hall 98 North Road Poole BH14 0NA
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02980/HOU
Removal of the existing first-floor rear balcony and construction of an enlarged first-floor rear balcony with associated balustrading and supporting structure.
40 Manning Avenue Christchurch BH23 4PW
Received 25 Jun 2026 - Split Decision7-2024-12178-I
T1 - Beech - Crown reduce by 2-3 metres. T2 - Ash - Fell. T3 - Beech - Crown thin by 5-10% and reduce lateral growth over front garden by 1-2 metres.
11 Beechey Road Bournemouth BH8 8LL
Received 30 May 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/25/01785/TCA
T3596- Purple Maple - Crown reduce maximum 1.5m to clear phone lines. T3597- Viburnum - Crown lift lower branches hanging over the footpath to 2.4m from ground level. Please see Bartlett tree survey.
Holly Court 21 Maple Road Poole BH15 2NA
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application RefusedAPP/24/01359/F
Installation of solar panels to existing pitched and flat roofs to public house (retrospective)
Willett Arms, 2 Oakley Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1RN
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application Approved8/25/0063/CONDR
Proposed improvements and main operational building, to house advanced water treatment and processing plant and equipment, ancillary storage buildings, structures, external tanks, drainage lagoon, and earth bunding/landscaping, together with other ancillary development, at existing Water Treatment Works (necessitated pursuant to Drinking Water Inspectorate regulatory requirements) Variation of Condition 2 of planning application 8/22/0446/FUL to amend drawings
Knapp Mill Water Treatment Works Mill Road Christchurch BH23 3LY
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Application RefusedAPP/24/00174/F
Replacement roof on side extension; change of use of part of house and garden to Class E(b) (community coffee shop).
26 Sopwith Crescent, Wimborne, BH21 1SQ
Received 13 Feb 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/26/01834/TCA
T3 – Small self-seeded Lime - fell.
12 Berwick Road Bournemouth BH3 7BB
Received 17 Jun 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/01387/HOU
Addition of front porch and retrospective approval of rear single storey extension
69 Benbow Crescent Poole BH12 5AH
Received 14 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00474/TTPO
T1 - Corsican pine - Remove the lowest 2 primary branches Reduce the western canopy by approximately 2m. T2 - English Oak -Reduce the western lateral canopy by approximately 2m.
The Citrus Building 24 Madeira Road Bournemouth BH1 1AR
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Application Refused7-2024-9191-C
T1 and T2 - Scots Pine - Fell.
30 Queens Park Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9LG
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Split DecisionP/26/03119/TTPO
T1 – Beech (Fagus sylvatica) - Reduce crown height by up to 2 metres and reduce overextended lateral growth by up to 2 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points, with no cut exceeding 75mm in diameter, retaining a balanced, natural crown shape. Crown raise over the shed roof to provide up to 2 metres clearance, limited to the removal or shortening of secondary and tertiary branches only. T2 – Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) - Crown lift by removal of overextended lower limbs back to the main stem or suitable growth points, with no cut exceeding 100mm in diameter, to reshape and maintain the natural form of the tree. Remove deadwood and rubbing/crossing branches throughout the canopy.
40 Lancaster Drive Poole BH18 9EL
Received 6 Jul 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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