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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 dates12,718Searchable applications
679Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,871 approved or refused records
1,447Refused applications
8,424 approved · 1,447 refused · 364 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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/25/03539/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed outbuilding that would be incidental to the enjoyment of the existing dwelling
40 Links Road Poole BH14 9QS
Received 11 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02373/TTPO
T1 - Holm Oak - Reduce crown by 2-3 metres on eastern side, where it has grown over the single storey utility room, extending a good metre above the roof, and lower down has extended to less that one metre of the house, Minor reshaping of top of crown and western side so maintain overall shape and balance of tree, Crown lift by 1-2 metres on southern side of tree from fence level. Please see annotated photos attached.
30 Floral Farm Poole BH21 3AU
Received 4 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01279/TTPO
T3 Incense Cedar - Remove 3 lowest limbs ascending as shown in photo. T4 Cypress - Remove split/hanging limbs over neighbours roof and prune to give 2m clearance from neighbours property.
The Rydal 21 Forest Road Poole BH13 6DQ
Received 20 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00334/F
Addition of front-facing dormer window. Addition of a rear single-storey extension to create an improved kitchen.
4 Ballard Road, Poole, BH15 1RA
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02921/TTPO
T1 - Beech - Reduce lateral growth spanning from a N-SE direction by no more than 1.2m ensuring pruning wounds do not exceed 50mm in diameter. Reduce lateral growth spanning from a SE-SW direction by no more than 1.4m from the tips inwards ensuring pruning wounds do not exceed 60mm in diameter. Reduce upper scaffold branches by no more than 1.2m from the tips inwards. Ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter. Raise the crown to 4m from ground level to facilitate basic garden maintenance. T2 - Chilean Pine - Reduce x7 lowest primary branches by 1m from the tips inwards as per attached photographs to reduce the risk of catastrophic failure.
Cherry Court 6 Wetherby Close Poole BH18 8JB
Received 22 Jun 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00836/F
Container for use as home office
Second Floor Flat, 32 Eaton Road, Poole, BH13 6DG
Received 23 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01676/FUL
Internal Alterations to existing kitchen/lounge/dining area to form additional one bed flat with remaining space used as offices
Craigleith 9 Derby Road Bournemouth BH1 3PX
Received 29 May 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/25/02185/TCA
T1 - Cypress - Fell
10 St Anthony's Road Bournemouth BH2 6PD
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01983/TTPO
T1 - English Oak - Remove epicormic growth up to 10m and dead wood
23 Doveshill Crescent Bournemouth BH10 5BP
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04766/TTPO
T1-T3 Oaks - Reduce lateral spread towards dwelling by up to 2.5m back to suitable growth points. Raise crown to 5.2m
Birch Lodge 193 Western Avenue Bournemouth BH10 6HH
Received 1 Oct 2026 - Application Approved8/24/0368/TTPO
T1 - Wellingtonia-Root prune surface root approximately 3m distance from trunk of tree (Ensuring only roots of <25mm are pruned).
22 East Cliff Way Christchurch BH23 4EY
Received 11 Jun 2024 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00603/DDD
1x Dead Horse Chestnut
Lansdell Court, 1 Birds Hill Road, Poole, BH15 2QH
Received 30 May 2024 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04329/TTPO
T3 - Pine - Remove crown reduce stem over road by 1-1.5 m T5 - Hornbeam - Crown reduce by 0.5m-1m and crown lift over footpath to 2.5m
22 Blackbird Close Poole BH17 7YA
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/03741/TTPO
T1 - Thuja - Located on neighbours land, remove the lowest limb over hedge. T2 - Thuja - Reduce the tops only as per the picture by 3 - 4 metres. T3 - Dead Scots Pine stump - Fell for safety. T4 - Thuja - Reduce the tops by upto 3 metres and prune to clear the building giving 1 metres clearance.
16 Leven Avenue Bournemouth BH4 9LL
Received 23 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00093/X
T1 beech to be felled to ground level, as recommended in the TreeCall report.
10 Overbury Road, Poole, BH14 9JL
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-859-BK
T1 - Willow - pollard to approximately 10m above ground level with reduction of the lateral canopy to give a scaffold for the regrowth to form a balanced canopy
Christian Outreach Centre 25 Elliott Road Bournemouth BH11 8LQ
Received 19 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00182/HOU
Infill extension to the front of the property, single storey rear extension and new roof to form first floor accommodation with balcony
25 Thornbury Road Bournemouth BH6 4HS
Received 10 Mar 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-898-FX
Advertisement consent for two illuminated fascia signs and one illuminated projecting sign to replace existing signage
Zara 62-66 Commercial Road Bournemouth BH2 5LR
Received 21 May 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/26/01632/REG14
1X Silver birch - dead - fell
97 Parkway Drive Bournemouth BH8 9JS
Received 12 Apr 2026 - Application RefusedP/25/00879/NMA
Non material amendment to application 7-2023-28751-B Revision to Floor Layout and Elevations
Land Rear of 105 Castle Lane West Bournemouth BH9 3LG
Received 9 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00551/LB
Listed Building Consent for the replacement of the existing rendered soffit and supporting structure to the main roof and the replacement of flat roof coverings to the main roof and lower flat roofs over the shop units.
Boscombe Pier Undercliff Drive Bournemouth BH5 1BN
Received 9 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00577/X
T4 Scots Pine - Remove the two branches that hang lowest over the grounds of Haven Court T5 Scots pine - Crown lift to 4m over the grounds of Haven court by removing secondary and tertiary branches Routine maintenance
Shore Point, 7 Brownsea Road
Received 15 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01245/TTPO
T1 - Oak - fell
Pine Trees Arrowsmith Road Poole Wimborne BH21 3BG
Received 19 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00249/F
Proposed 1.5 / 2 storey side and rear extension in place of existing garage, roof alterations, single storey rear extension, new replacement porch, fenestration changes and internal refurbishment of existing dwelling.
10 Doyne Road, Poole, BH14 9AF
Received 1 Mar 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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