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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 dates12,809Searchable applications
678Recorded as pending
85%Approval rate · 9,945 approved or refused records
1,465Refused applications
8,480 approved · 1,465 refused · 368 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 RaisedTP/24/00828/DDD
Dead Sweet Chestnut
11A Westminster Road, Poole, BH13 6JQ
Received 15 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/03107/TTPO
T06 - Sycamore - Prune lateral branches to give 2m clearance T08 - Holm oak - Prune lateral branches to give 2m clearance T09 - Sycamore - Prune lateral branches to give 2m clearance G11 - Mixed species - Prune lateral branches to give 2m clearance T12 - Cotoneaster - Fell to ground level
1-12 Elmslie Place 50 Surrey Road Bournemouth BH4 9HT
Received 3 Jul 2026 - No Objections RaisedP/26/04213/REG14
Silver Birch – Dead – Fell
1 Buccleuch Road Poole BH13 6LB
Received 1 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/02042/ADV
Advertisement Consent for 1x built-up halo illuminated logo finished blue on front elevation, 1x flat panel non-illuminated on side elevation, 1x post sign non-illuminated and removal of 1x sign on rear elevation
Schenker Ltd The Fulcrum, Vantage Way Poole BH12 4NU
Received 5 May 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00680/F
Demolish existing garage and erect a replacement detached garage (revised scheme)
1B Mount Grace Drive, Poole, BH14 8NB
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00205/F
Proposed demolition of existing garage & construction of a new linked garage/boat store on the lower ground floor with habitable accommodation above, new velux windows and fenestration. Proposed external works including widening the existing driveway, forming new stepped access and associated walls.
73 Kings Avenue, Poole, BH14 9QH
Received 21 Feb 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/00577/FUL
Single storey rear and side extension (retrospective)
55 Ground Floor Flat Kings Road Bournemouth BH3 7LE
Received 11 Feb 2026 - Application RefusedAPP/24/00933/F
Non material amendment following approval of APP/21/01043/F to retain the existing roof pitch and height but omit the proposed roof space conversion; reduce the width of the side extension.
4 Stalham Road, Poole, BH12 2AJ
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/00755/REG14
4x Horse Chestnut, 3 x Beech - remove deadwood
Merrion Court 55 Bournemouth Road Poole BH14 0EN
Received 20 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/00096/HOU
Proposed single storey front extension, roof window to front elevation and side door with canopy.
Moonraker 32A Stuart Road Christchurch BH23 5JS
Received 2 Mar 2025 - Application Approved8/24/0094/CLP
Proposed marquee
The Boathouse 9 Quay Road Christchurch BH23 1BU
Received 7 Feb 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02452/FUL
Single storey conservatory
317A Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 9QP
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00105/X
T1 Beech - Remove 2 lowest limbs on S and W side over garden and shed back to source. Reduce over-extended limbs as shown in photo and crown raise remaining secondary and tertiary growth to 4m over garden
61 Compton Avenue, Poole, BH14 8PU
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-14634-B
Conversion of roof space to habitable use involving installation of front and rear dormers, erection of a single storey rear extension involving demolition of existing extension, replacement of flat garage roof with pitched roof and associated internal alterations
23 Sutton Road Bournemouth BH9 1RN
Received 11 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01431/HOU
Single storey rear extension and internal alterations including change to fenestration
17 Cheam Road Poole BH18 9HB
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00269/F
Installation of photovoltaic array to House H (new Monteacute House)
Dormitories, Monteacute House Canford School, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AF
Received 5 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/03461/TTPO
T1 - Scots Pine - Thin part of crown by 10% to elaveate sail due to signs of stress cracks above main fork union
Crescent House 58 Haven Road Poole BH13 7LY
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00606/K
Certificate of lawfulness for a proposed development for a rear single story extension 3m (d) x 4.28m(w) x 2.97m (h)
21 Wynne Close, Broadstone, BH18 9HQ
Received 29 May 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00288/F
Demolition of the existing house and garage and erection of a replacement dwelling and garage with associated landscaping works
1A Lawrence Drive, Poole, BH13 7EN
Received 11 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02003/HOU
Proposed single storey extension at rear
100 Alumhurst Road Bournemouth BH4 8HT
Received 13 Jun 2025 - Application RefusedP/26/01589/ADV
Advertisement consent for two digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Pavement o/s Manor House, Lower Blandford Road, Poole BH18 8AG
Received 9 Apr 2026 - No Objections RaisedP/25/01869/TCA
T11 - Maritime Pine - Fell T12 - Oak - Remove both branches T17 - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce to live wood by 2m reduction in limb length will be applied to the canopy T18 - Sweet Chestnut - Reduce top to below cavity - A 3m reduction will be applied to the affected stem. Please see tree report (Ref: 7491/Talbotvillage/JC/H/COND/05/02,DATED 16/05/25).
Talbot Village Bournemouth BH10 4JA
Received 6 Jun 2025 - Application Approved7-2025-1611-AT
T5 – Oak, T6 – Holm oak, T7 – Holm oak – all three trees lateral canopies extending low over the access road to Viewpoint, 7-9, Sandbourne Road – crown lift to 5.5m over the access road from ground level to the lowest foliage
Zetland Court, 106 – 128, Alumhurst Road, Bournemouth, BH4 8HU
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04924/TTPO
T1-Ash: Reduce the longest lateral branches overhanging the rear garden of the property by no more than 1.5m from the tips inwards ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and that no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter.
106 Bear Cross Avenue Bournemouth BH11 9NZ
Received 1 Dec 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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