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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 dates17,552Searchable applications
900Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 13,663 approved or refused records
2,197Refused applications
11,466 approved · 2,197 refused · 540 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2020 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 21 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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 WithdrawnP/26/02360/HOU
Demolish conservatory at rear & erect a single storey rear extension. Raise roof to create first floor accommodation with the addition of 1 dormer on north side elevation and 2x rooflights on south side elevation. Alterations to fenestration.
75 Saxonbury Road Bournemouth BH6 5ND
Received 20 May 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/25/00129/F
Installation of an additional window to the ground floor east elevation
4 Heavytree Road, Poole, BH14 8SB
Received 10 Feb 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-2440-AK
Erection of a 4 bed chalet bungalow with associated parking, amenity space, bin and cycle stores
97 and 99 Cranleigh Road Bournemouth BH6 5JX
Received 20 Mar 2024 - Application Withdrawn7-2024-4492-AF
Non material amendment to application 7-2022-4492-AD to amend the wording of condition no. 3
Unit 4 Turbary Retail Park 891-895 Ringwood Road Bournemouth BH11 8LL
Received 23 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01058/HOU
Two storey rear extension following removal of conservatory. Enlargement of roof for additional living space on first floor with side dormer
28 Cranleigh Gardens Bournemouth BH6 5LE
Received 10 Mar 2026 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedAPP/24/00591/F
Proposal to erect 2 x bedroom bungalow with access from Jolliffe Road via private drive
Land Rear of 14 Jolliffe Avenue, Poole, BH15 2HB
Received 23 May 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/01550/F
Variation of Condition 4 of Planning Permission APP/21/00797/F to vary the operating hours to 6am to 8pm on Bank and other National holidays
70 Magna Road, Bournemouth, BH11 9NA
Received 9 Nov 2022 - Prior Approval Not RequiredP/25/04294/PNHH
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 3.20 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.74 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 2.48 metres.
9 Poppy Close Christchurch BH23 4TZ
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Split DecisionP/25/01100/TTPO
T1- OAK TREE - reduce secondary branches touching neighbouring properties building and tv arial to a clearance of 3m only. This is to reduce damage to the building and arial. Lesser Works Granted: T1- OAK TREE - reduce secondary branches touching neighbouring properties building and tv arial to a clearance of 2m only. This is to reduce damage to the building and arial.
4A Buccleuch Road Poole BH13 6LE
Received 24 Apr 2025 - Does Not Require Consent8/22/0978/REG14
Remove one dead Silver Birch & remove broken branch from another Silver Birch
11A Carisbrooke Way, Highcliffe BH23 4RA
Received 15 Nov 2022 - Application ApprovedP/26/01218/HOU
Demolition of existing garage, rear extension and carport, removal of existing chimney and eaves overhang and replaced with clipped eaves detail. Construction of new single storey rear and side extension, internal and external alterations and refurbishment including new windows, doors and roof tiles. New boundary wall to front garden and fences to the sides of the front garden.
61 Merley Ways Poole BH21 1QW
Received 18 Mar 2026 - Application Approved7-2022-5170-X
English oak tree within G4 on TPO, reduce lateral branches by 2m projecting towards the house and SE towards neighbouring property to the right as shown on the annotated photograph submitted.
63 Queens Park Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9LJ
Received 24 Oct 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/01082/TTPO
T1 English Oak - Crown lift all round to 5.2m by removing secondary and tertiary branches, prune to clear the telephone wires by 1m
8 Roslin Road South Bournemouth BH3 7EF
Received 23 Apr 2025 - Application Approved8/24/0306/TTPO
T2-Sycamore crown thin by 15%
5 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LB
Received 13 May 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00329/X
T1 - Aspen: provide a 2.0m clearance from the adjacent buildings T2 - Common beech: crown lift to 5.0m over the garden T3 - English oak: provide a 1.0m clearance from the BT cable T4 - Common beech: provide a 1.0m clearance from the BT cable T5 - Sweet chestnut: provide a 1.0m clearance from the BT cable
Alderney Hospital, 676 Ringwood Road, Poole, BH12 4NB
Received 16 May 2024 - (Refused) Appeal Allowed7-2024-25090-C
Erection of first floor flat over existing ground floor flat.
89 Wheaton Road Bournemouth BH7 6LL
Received 20 May 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/26/04230/REG14
T1 - Scots Pine - Fell
46 Queens Park Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9LG
Received 2 Sept 2026 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/01785/REG14
pine - Deadwood - removal
Millfield Ponds Poole BH17 7XH
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-27998-D
Minor material amendment to vary condition no.1 of 7-2022-27998-A rooflights relocated to North elevation and installation of photovoltaic panels (Original description-Erection of front and rear Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse to include formation of new 2nd floor level, erection of boundary wall and gates and a pergola)
10 Portman Crescent Bournemouth BH5 2ER
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02548/FUL
Use of land as outdoor seating area between the operating hours of 12:00 & 22:00 Wednesday to Sunday (Retrospective Application)
125-127 Seabourne Road Bournemouth BH5 2HG
Received 2 Jun 2026 - Application Approved7-2023-7089-O
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for existing use as a self contained flat
Flat 5 309A Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 9QP
Received 25 Jan 2023 - Application Approved8/24/0499/HOU
Addition of first floor accommodation, formation of dormers to front and back. Demolish Conservatory, new single storey rear extension. Update to fenestration and addition of front Porch. Demolish existing garage and propose new garage. Widening of existing opening to site and treatment to boundary.
2 Preston Lane Christchurch BH23 7JU
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01809/TTPO
G1 - Cypress - Fell
3 Haig Avenue Poole BH13 7AJ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01236/A
Advertisement consent application for two new 'Poole Museum' signs in front of the non-historic Atrium structure, two banners suspended on the front gable wall, one banner suspended from the non-historic Atrium structure, and five new interpretation panels located around the site.
Poole Museum, 4 High Street, Poole, BH15 1BW
Received 11 Nov 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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