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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole planning applications
PlanningTrack collects planning applications and decisions from the public planning register of Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal. Official Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole website
Collected application statistics
Collected records · All available dates17,886Searchable applications
899Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 13,944 approved or refused records
2,261Refused applications
11,683 approved · 2,261 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council contacts
- Planning enquiries01202123321Council source
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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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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 Raised7-2025-7399-P
G1- group of 4 x Cypress (Thuja) -Fell to ground level
14 Little Forest Road Bournemouth BH4 9NN
Received 21 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00929/K
Rear extension to be removed and replaced with new extension which extends out roughly the same distance, but is full width across the rear of the property.
27 Harbour Hill Road, Poole, BH15 3PY
Received 5 Jul 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/03018/HOU
Demolition of existing conservatory and construction of a new single-storey rear extension (2716mm projection) featuring skylights and a pitched roof.
7 Royal Victoria Mews Clarendon Road Bournemouth BH4 8AR
Received 11 Aug 2025 - Application Approved7-2022-12969-J
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for existing single storey extension to bungalow
14 Columbia Trees Lane Bournemouth BH10 4AZ
Received 21 Nov 2022 - Application ApprovedP/26/01380/ADV
Advertisement consent for the Installation of 1x projecting sign, 2x fascia signs, 1x door plaque, 1x menu case, 2x amenity boards, 1x vinyl house number and 2x post mounted correx signs
153 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 8UH
Received 26 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/01320/TTPO
T1 - Beech - Remove long, overextended primary branch extending towards the adjacent pine T2g - Lawson Cypress - Reduce North Eastern lateral canopy by approximately 2m
Compass Point 16 Salter Road Poole BH13 7EF
Received 8 May 2025 - Application Approved8/25/0003/CLP
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed gym. The previous use was as an office and light industrial use by Turbo Dynamics Ltd between 2013 and 2024.
5 Somerford Business Park, Unit 6 Wilverley Road Christchurch BH23 3RU
Received 3 Jan 2025 - Closed as InvalidP/25/01400/REG14
Oak - Take some branches off.
14 Buccleuch Road Poole BH13 6LE
Received 14 May 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-29258
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to construct a garage at the side of the property to replace what is currently a car port / driveway with existing drop kerb.
57 Portman Road Bournemouth BH7 6EX
Received 25 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01778/TTPO
T1 - Silver Birch - Fell, replace with Acer
2 The Priory 15 Church Road Poole BH14 8UF
Received 20 Apr 2026 - Application Approved7-2025-16001-H
T1 Cypress - Fell & Remove due to low weak union resulting in leggy canopy growth which has now seen two large limbs split out and luckily only cause damage to fencing and could pose future risk to building. Canopy also showing large amounts of dead.
10 St Anthony's Road Bournemouth BH2 6PD
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/03441/FUL
Addition of air conditioning units, chiller & flues
1 Viscount Road - Aviation Park West Bournemouth Airport Christchurch BH23 6BU
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Application Approved7-2022-1380-J
Replace metal framed single glazed windows with white UPVC double glazed frames
9 Monkton Heights 4 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AU
Received 16 Aug 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/03648/ADV
Advertisement consent for update of 3no. existing signs.
John Lewis Poole Retail Park, Redlands Poole BH12 1DN
Received 17 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01189/TTPO
T1-Silver Birch - full crown reduction of no more than 1.2m from the tips inwards. Ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 55mm in diameter and that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points. T2-Silver Birch - Reduce all over by no more than 2m from the tips inwards in order to mitigate the risk of catastrophic failure of the primary leading stems. Ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points.
18 Ascot Road Poole Broadstone BH18 9EZ
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01337/F
Demolition of the existing garage, sever plot and construct a detached house with associated parking, landscaping and access.
81 Cranbrook Road, Poole, BH12 3BP
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0275/HOU
Proposed rear extension Enlargement of roof for further accommodation. Side Dormers Internal alterations
271 Fairmile Road Christchurch BH23 2LH
Received 26 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/00878/HOU
Removal of the existing conservatory, part of the rear extension and the side small extension and infilling the rear of the property to create a flat elevation.
29 Greenways Christchurch BH23 5BB
Received 27 Feb 2026 - Prior Approval Not Required7-2024-9806-(TPD)
Prior notification procedure – Single Storey rear extension measuring at 6 metres in length, maximum height of 3.2 metres and eave height of 2.98 metres
94 Evelyn Road Bournemouth BH9 1SZ
Received 17 Jun 2024 - Application RefusedP/26/00471/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for Proposed single storey rear extension
4 The Orchard King John Avenue Poole BH11 9UW
Received 4 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00908/F
Demolish existing garages and construct detached dwelling
103 St Marys Road, Poole, BH15 2LJ
Received 1 Jul 2022 - Application Refused8/24/0554/TTPO
T1 - Yew Tree - Crown thin by 30%.
Flat 1 The Keel 165 Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 4FX
Received 23 Aug 2024 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/25/00734/FUL
Replacement dwelling with associated access and parking
The Lodge 2A Burton Road Poole BH13 6DU
Received 31 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00790/X
T1 - Monterey Cypress Tree: Reduce branches close to the building to a clearance of 3m to give more light to the retirement flats. Crown lift lower hanging branches over the bus stop to the legal required height of 5.2m. T2 - Monterey Cypress Tree: Reduce branches close to the building to a clearance of 3m to give more light to the retirement flats. Crown lift lower hanging branches over the bus stop to the legal required height of 5.2m
Lilliput Rest Home, 299 Sandbanks Road, Poole, BH14 8LH
Received 30 Sept 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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