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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 dates12,756Searchable applications
678Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,900 approved or refused records
1,457Refused applications
8,443 approved · 1,457 refused · 366 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- No Objections RaisedP/25/02525/TCA
T1 - Cedar - Crown lift lower branches up to a height of 4m from ground level. Branch reduction of spire by 2m in to natural canopy line.
41A Cavendish Road Bournemouth BH1 1RA
Received 15 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02206/HOU
Proposed first floor side extension to provide new first floor bedroom and extension to existing rear bedroom, replacement of existing conservatory roof with new flat roof and skylight to serve sun room and existing kitchen.
51 Darbys Lane Poole BH15 3ES
Received 12 May 2026 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00631/DDD
Holm oak - remove tree – exhibited tare out and altered exposure as a consequence - TPO/92
Canford Magna Parish Church, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD
Received 22 May 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/04641/HOU
Proposed hipped to gable roof to accommodate loft conversion with rear facing dormer, removal of chimneys, single storey rear extension, internal, extenral alterations and carport. Proposed alterations to rear terrace.
66 Danecourt Road Poole BH14 0PQ
Received 12 Nov 2025 - Application RefusedP/25/02340/FUL
Demolish two garages, sever land and erect terrace of 3 No houses with parking and cycle stores
Rear of 1 & 3 Pembroke Road Poole BH12 2HS
Received 3 Jul 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-8034-CF
T1. Birch. Fell to ground level. T3g. 2 Pines. Prune back secondary low branches from entrance to school to give a clearance of 5.2m above road. T4. Pine. Fell to ground level. T5. Pine. Fell to ground level.
Talbot Heath School Rothesay Road Bournemouth BH4 9NJ
Received 4 Apr 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/25/00931/TCA
T1-Group 3 x Sycamore fell to ground level replant Douglas Fir
2 Red Cottages Christchurch Road Christchurch BH23 6AE
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00764/CONDR
Minor material amendment to vary condition no. 2 of application APP/22/00996/F to reduce approved roof size for the approved pool house (Original description - Demolish existing house, garage and annexe and erect 1 No 5 bedroom house with detached garage with au pair accommodation over and pool house)
4 Lawrence Drive Poole BH13 7EN
Received 2 Apr 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-29103-A
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for a Proposed Single storey rear extension and detached outbuilding.
17 Cranleigh Gardens Bournemouth BH6 5LE
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0662/TTPO
T2 Sycamore - Reduce encroaching branches by up to 2m to give a clearance of 2m from Chalbury Court to the closest foliage.
2 Hamilton Close Christchurch BH23 3LS
Received 3 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01559/TTPO
T1- Holm Oak- Fell
Aurora 7 The Avenue Poole BH13 6AE
Received 21 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01458/TTPO
T1 Chestnut tree to be dismantled down to ground level due to signs of honey fungus.
19 Western Avenue Poole BH13 7AN
Received 9 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03903/LB
Listed Building Consent for alterations, extension, internal reconfiguration and conversion of office building to provide 5 flats and a Class E commercial unit on the ground floor with associated parking, cycle and bin storage.
30 Poole Hill Bournemouth BH2 5PS
Received 1 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00437/F
Conversion and extension to existing garage to create an outbuilding ancillary to the main dwellinghouse.
1 Blake Hill Crescent, Poole, BH14 8QN
Received 15 Apr 2024 - (Approved) Appeal WithdrawnENF/25/0169/1
The Sipping Container - erection of a garden bar building (known as “The Sipping Container”) Discharge of Condition application Planning permission granted following enforcement appeal being allowed - Appeal B ref: 3348327
The Sipping Container - Parkstone Bay Marina Turks Lane Poole Dorset BH14 8EW
Received 14 May 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00651/DDD
2x Dead Scots Pines
36 Upton Road, Poole, BH17 7AH
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/02454/REG14
1x silver birch - dead - fell
8 Birch Close Poole BH14 9NT
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Application RefusedP/25/02749/TTPO
T1 - Sweet Chestnut - reduce canopy by 4m T2 - Beech - reduce canopy by 3m
Church Of The Transfiguration Chaddesley Glen Poole BH13 7PF
Received 25 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02352/HOU
To remove existing conservatory and construct a single storey rear extension with side elevation alterations
19 Belfield Road Bournemouth BH6 4JB
Received 20 May 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02182/FUL
Sever land and erect a self build detached dwelling with associated access and landscaping.
7 Nugent Road Bournemouth BH6 4ET
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00243/TTPO
T1 - Beech - 2m Canopy reduction back to appropriate growth points. To help reduce sail loading on lower fork union (Tree has been topped at aprx 15ft in the past.)
114 Dulsie Road Bournemouth BH3 7ED
Received 21 Jan 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00442/F
Demolition of existing garage and outbuilding. Alterations and extensions to enlarge footprint. Conversion of roof space to habitable accommodation at 34 Springdale Avenue, Broadstone, BH18 9EU. Variation of condition 2 of planning permission APP/23/01126/F to substitute approved drawing 682-01 with 682-01 rev A, and Substitute approved drawing 682-02 rev D with 682-02 rev E Which detail the effects of the proposed changes
34 Springdale Avenue, Broadstone, BH18 9EU
Received 16 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01194/CLP
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed rear extension, roof additions to include hip-to-gable and two dormers.
6 Homeside Road Bournemouth BH9 3EJ
Received 30 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00264/X
TPO: Removal of pendulous branch from T1 Maritime Pine. Fell T26 Scots Pine T13,T15,T16,T17,T18 and T22 Limes - Fell
61 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, BH13 7AQ
Received 22 Apr 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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