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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 dates17,941Searchable applications
899Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 13,996 approved or refused records
2,267Refused applications
11,729 approved · 2,267 refused · 553 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/25/00822/FUL
Alterations and extensions including new roof to form 1st floor level to garage and conversion to a 2 bedroom dwelling
The Oaks 273 Rossmore Road Poole BH12 2HQ
Received 3 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03561/TTPO
T1 - Sycamore - Branch removal of the stem overhanging the road and pavement. Please see annotated photo.
19 Western Avenue Poole BH13 7AN
Received 12 Sept 2025 - Application RefusedP/26/01069/NMA
Non Material Amendment to approved application APP/24/00102/F - For the same footprint and site coverage but amended first floor.
129 Alexandra Road Poole BH14 9EW
Received 10 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00859/F
Single storey rear and side extension with new raised platform. Increase in ridge height with front and rear gables and side dormers for additional habitable accommodation.
95 St Marys Road, Poole, BH15 2LJ
Received 21 Jun 2022 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/26/01805/ADV
Advertising consent for 2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit
Pavement o/s Old Town Market, 7 Dear Hay Lane, Poole BH15 1NZ
Received 21 Apr 2026 - (Refused) Appeal AllowedAPP/24/00362/F
Plot severance and the conversion and extension of the existing outbuilding/garage to create a detached dwelling with associated access and parking.
29 Western Road, Poole, BH13 7BH
Received 26 Mar 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0458/HOU
Demolition of existing garage, rear conservatory and rear extension. Construction of rear ground floor extensions. Replacement roof with habitable space within. Erection of detached garage.
4 Lingwood Avenue Christchurch BH23 3JT
Received 18 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/00186/HOU
Proposed single storey front extension
78 Darbys Lane Poole BH15 3ET
Received 16 Jan 2026 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04458/TTPO
T159 – Common Lime Reduce lateral branches on the side of the crown extending towards the adjacent property by up to 2 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points. T150 – Common Lime Reduce lateral branches on the side of the crown extending towards the adjacent building by up to 2 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points to provide clearance from the structure. T144 – Sycamore Reduce lateral branches on the side of the crown extending towards the adjacent building by up to 2 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points to provide clearance from the structure.
Brownlow Court 22 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ
Received 14 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01200/F
Demolition of existing bungalow and construction of new chalet bungalow with amended landscape.
121 Merley Ways, Wimborne, BH21 1QP
Received 31 Oct 2024 - Application Refused7-2023-17885-J
Listed Building Consent for installation of a solar PV system on south and east roof pitches
21 Holdenhurst Village Bournemouth BH8 0EE
Received 2 Mar 2023 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00396/F
Demolition of existing dwelling and erection of two detached dwellings.
14 Greenwood Avenue, Poole, BH14 8QD
Received 2 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/22/00564/X
T1- Holm oak- crown lift to achieve clearence of 3.2m over pavement+ 5.2 m over highway T2- Sycamore- crownlift to achieve clearence of 3.2m over pavement + 5.2m over highway
4 Wellwood Close, Poole, BH13 6EL
Received 2 Aug 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/00387/TTPO
TPO 41276 T1 Beech Tree - 6m crown reduction
Pinesprings Woodland Pinesprings Drive Poole
Received 17 Mar 2025 - No Objections Raised7-2025-2619-N
Lawson cypress (T1) - fell, Twin stemmed Holm oak (T2) - fell, Holly (T3) - Fell and Holm oak (T4) - Fell
The Cottage Lyth Place 22 West Overcliff Drive Bournemouth BH4 8AA
Received 17 Jan 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04477/TTPO
T1 - Monterey Pine - Fell. Replace with 1x Scots Pine
3 Elmstead Road Poole BH13 7EY
Received 15 Sept 2026 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedAPP/22/00898/F
Loft conversion into two habitable rooms. Dormer to one side of roof with gable walls replacing original hipped roof.
35 Playfields Drive, Poole, BH12 2EQ
Received 30 Jun 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00915/F
Proposed games / garden room
3 Rectory Road, Poole, BH15 3BH
Received 9 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/04227/HOU
First floor extension over garage and single storey extension to the front of the property.
74 Rempstone Road Poole BH21 1RP
Received 20 Oct 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/26/02381/TCA
T002 Strawberry tree - Fell - see application proposal notes for further details (Amended proposal)
All Saints Church Mudeford Lane Christchurch BH23 3HL
Received 21 May 2026 - Application RefusedP/26/01759/FUL
Demolition of the dwelling and the physical link to no. 5a Chaddesley Wood Road, make good the side elevation of no. 5a Chaddesley Wood Road with materials to match that dwelling, and the erection of a replacement dwelling with associated car parking
5 Chaddesley Wood Road Poole BH13 7PN
Received 17 Apr 2026 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00682/X
Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) - Remove one large primary limb over the footpath of Haven Road. Since the previous application the tree has leaned further towards the road and is touching the overhead telephone lines. There is a risk that the tree could fall, break the fence and block Haven Road.
Breakers, 62B Haven Road, Poole, BH13 7LY
Received 30 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/22/01058/X
T4 - Horse chestnut - Prune to provide a clearance of 2.3m over footpath, 5.2m over road and 2m from building to avoid obstruction on highway and avoid growing too close to building. See Treecall Consulting report TS/38522/SC
Aspiration, 3 Glenair Road
Received 14 Dec 2022 - Application Refused7-2022-9479-B
Erection of a single storey side extension, alterations to fenestration, and extension to roof with installation of 2 x side dormers
167 Howeth Road Bournemouth BH10 5NX
Received 17 Aug 2022
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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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