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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 dates15,180Searchable applications
802Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 11,770 approved or refused records
1,846Refused applications
9,924 approved · 1,846 refused · 446 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 2022 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 18 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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
- Split DecisionTP/24/00728/X
T1 & T2: Monterey Cypress - Fell to ground level and carry out replacement planting with 2m high container grown trees such as Silver birch or Liquidambar. These trees are in a declining condition and detract rather than add to the amenity of the area.
22 Bingham Avenue, Poole, BH14 8NE
Received 12 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/25/00097/X
T1-Silver Birch: Undertake a branch reduction on all lateral growth only growing towards No.20 spanning from a southerly to a northerly direction by no more than 1m from the tips inward. Ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and that no pruning wounds exceed 45mm in diameter.
18 Gladelands Way, Broadstone, BH18 9JB
Received 11 Feb 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02023/TTPO
T1 - Silver Birch - Fell and replace T2 - Scots Pine - Crown reduction by 2m, clearing the building. Branch reduction of branches over driveway by 1-1.5m
Aspire 25 Canford Cliffs Avenue Poole BH14 9QN
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01009/F
Dividing existing commercial unit into three commercial units with offices
496 Blandford Road, Poole, BH16 5BN
Received 5 Sept 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/25/04530/TCA
T1 and T2 - Lawsons cypress. Fell to ground level.
36 Bury Road Poole BH13 7DG
Received 5 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01822/TTPO
T11 - Scots Pine - Section fell to ground level (Please see 'Visual Tree Assessment 05/06/25)
62B Hurn Way Christchurch BH23 2PD
Received 5 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04630/FUL
Change of use to add use classes E (g) ii (Research and development of products or processes) and iii (Industrial processes) to already approved classes B2 and B8.
Unit 1 Rear Of 5 Fancy Road Poole BH12 4QZ
Received 11 Nov 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-5203-M
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to change to C3(b) use
1 Windham Mews 201 Windham Road Bournemouth BH1 4RF
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00198/TTPO
T1 - OAK. Remove 2 large secondary branches which grow low and over garden area so the tree is crown lifted to a minimum of 5-6 meters from ground level. This is routine management of this tree.
Flat 7 Kings Court 28 Tower Road Poole BH13 6EJ
Received 4 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03950/TTPO
SP - Scots pine within G1 - Prune to meet statutory height legislation. Reduce branches above garden by 2m. ST - Strawberry tree within G1 - Remove stem above the summerhouse. Reduce remainder to a height of 2m - to reshoot, to remove woody/dead wood and improve for future growth. T1 - Scots pine - Remove low branches above the garden bbq area back to boundary fence line to a height of 5m. Reduce upper branches by 2m to line of crown.
Harbour Court 2 Chaddesley Glen Poole BH13 7PE
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01142/F
Erection of single storey rear extension
101 Rosemary Road, Poole, BH12 3HD
Received 16 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02218/HOU
Alterations and extension at 1st floor level of dwellinghouse
5 South Road Bournemouth BH1 4PB
Received 12 May 2026 - Application RefusedTP/23/00004/X
T1: Oak - Crown reduce by 4m to suitable growth points.
16 Dalkeith Road, Poole, BH13 6JG
Received 2 Jan 2023 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/25/03851/FUL
Demolition of existing dwelling, garage and the erection of a block of 6 flats with on site car parking
2 Wallace Road Poole BH18 8NG
Received 30 Sept 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/04863/REG14
T1 & T2 Scots Pine - located on the front boundary, Fell both trees because they are dead. Replant suggestions 1 Scot’s Pine tree.
Watergate 22 Nairn Road Poole BH13 7NH
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/23/01455/F
Variation of Condition 1 of Approval of Reserved Matters APP/19/01122/R (Reserved Matters application following approval of Outline Application APP/19/01172/P - Consent sought for appearance, landscaping, layout, scale and access into site of Plot 1, following Original approval APP/17/00007/P) to revise the list of approved plans to include the relocation of an electricity sub-station and the reduction of the curtain walling on either side of the front elevation.
Land South of Magna Road, Poole, BH11 9NB
Received 20 Dec 2023 - No Objections RaisedP/25/01373/TCA
T1 - Lime Tree- Crown Reduction by 1m, to the previous pruning points
60 Alum Chine Road Bournemouth BH4 8DZ
Received 13 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00606/HOU
Two storey side extension to detached bungalow, demolition of existing garage and new gable roof to form 1st floor level
3 Verwood Crescent Bournemouth BH6 4JE
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/23/00208/F
Two storey rear extension, single storey side extension, loft conversion with addition of dormer.
5 West View Road, Poole, BH15 2AZ
Received 15 Feb 2023 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00867/X
T1 - Oak - Trim back growth over pool area removing branches back to suitable pruning points at property boundary to a height of up to 3m above ground level. Reduce tips of remaining overhanging growth from 3m to 8m above ground level by up to 1.5m.
11 Corfe Way, Broadstone, BH18 9ND
Received 14 Oct 2024 - No Objections Raised7-2024-24893
Amalanchier (T1) & Bay (T2) - Fell to just above ground level
38 Bryanstone Road Bournemouth BH3 7JF
Received 19 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02027/CONDR
Variation of condition nos.1, 2, 3, 4 and 6 of planning permission 7-2022-11199-J as described in that description of development to amend the approved plans to include various alterations to elevations, floor layout and to include new ground floor link extension, details of materials to used, changes supported by a revised arboricultural method statement, tree protection plan and soft landscaping plan
9 Elgin Road Bournemouth BH4 9NL
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-28972-A
Non material amendment to application 7-2023-28972 for alteration to rear dormer, small section of flat roof to be formed at the head of the dormer
1 Fulwood Avenue Bournemouth BH11 9NH
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00333/TTPO
G1-Mixed Trees: Undertake all work as per the attached tree survey dated 21-02-2025. All tree work is to be carried out in accourdance with BS 3998.2
The Everglades 8A Lindsay Road Bournemouth Poole BH13 6AR
Received 17 Mar 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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