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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 dates15,253Searchable applications
802Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 11,827 approved or refused records
1,861Refused applications
9,966 approved · 1,861 refused · 448 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- 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
- Application Approved7-2024-536-AI
Change of use from ancillary hotel accommodation (Use Class C1) to a 3 bed dwellinghouse (Use Class C3)
1B Annerley Road Bournemouth BH1 3PG
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/25/00081/F
Detached garage with home office / living accomdation that is subsidiary to main house
47 Clifton Road, Poole, BH14 9PW
Received 27 Jan 2025 - Application Refused7-2024-9753-G
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing small HMO (Use Class C4).
113 Ensbury Park Road Bournemouth BH9 2SH
Received 12 Aug 2024 - Application Withdrawn7-2024-6935-J
Demolition of existing garage and erection of a replacement garage
11 Headswell Crescent Bournemouth BH10 6LF
Received 13 Feb 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/03678/TTPO
T1- Macrocarpa- Remove lower branch back to main stem. Owned by neighbour. T2- Holly - Fell
2 West Point 65 Panorama Road Poole BH13 7RB
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04809/TTPO
T3 - Macrocarpa tree (no. 82) - pruning to approximately 0.5m clearance
35 & 82 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7AQ
Received 20 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/25/00171/F
Householder application for the erection of a playhouse outbuilding (retrospective).
19 Partridge Drive, Poole, BH14 8HJ
Received 18 Feb 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/02951/REG14
Deadwood - Removal.
3 Smugglers Wood Road Christchurch BH23 4PJ
Received 21 Jul 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/25/02064/HOU
Loft conversion to provide additional accommodation in roof space with rooflights, construct dormer to the rear and external alterations to the finishing materials. Internal alterations
30 Forest Road Poole BH13 6DH
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00353/X
T2: Oak - Remove deadwood for safety. T3: Oak - Crown lift to approximately 4 metres above ground level and remove the major deadwood. The crownlift it so that cars can park safely under the tree. .
4 Leicester Road, Poole, BH13 6BY
Received 29 May 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/25/00123/L
Two storey rear extension, new garage and summer house
4 Oakley Lane, Wimborne, BH21 1SG
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00629/TTPO
T25 - Holm oak - Crown reduce by 2m all over to reduce the weight of each branch and also the whole crown of the tree.
Red Court 12 West Overcliff Drive Bournemouth BH4 8AA
Received 13 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedTP/23/00057/X
T1: Holme Oak - To crown reduce by 2m to suitable growth points and ensuring the lateral spread is reduced by 2.5m which grows towards the patio and dwelling.
Larkrise, 3 Mount Grace Drive, Poole, BH14 8NB
Received 20 Jan 2023 - Application ApprovedP/25/01255/NMA
Non material amendment to application 7-2021-27832-B for alterations to internal layout
261-263 Windham Road Bournemouth BH1 4RE
Received 6 May 2025 - Application Approved8/24/0359/HOU
Proposed roof extension to form gable at rear
15 Woodland Way Christchurch Dorset BH23 4LQ
Received 7 Jun 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/25/00147/F
Alterations, extensions and conversion of the existing dwelling into a pair of semi-detached properties and associated works.
18 Jennings Road, Poole, BH14 8RY
Received 12 Feb 2025 - Application RefusedP/25/00350/OUT
Outline submission for demolition of the existing buildings and erection of up to 39 storey building (including ground floor, mezzanine level and public viewing gallery) and two basement levels for mixed use development comprising residential dwellings (Class C3) and commercial, business and service uses (Class E), restaurants/ bars, (all matters reserved)
41-43 Oxford Road and 6-8 St Pauls Road Bournemouth BH8 8EY
Received 17 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03553/FUL
Use of land as temporary construction site compound with vehicular access points and perimeter fencing which will serve the Bournemouth Pier structural repair works. The site compound will be in use for a period of up to 24 months from January 2026 to December 2027. The Contractor will determine the layout they need within the site provided but some areas may be double stacked containers - Regulation 3.
Former Valentino's Site Winter Gardens Exeter Road Bournemouth BH2 5AF
Received 12 Sept 2025 - No Objections Raised7-2024-1074-R
T1 - Beech - cut back to provide 2m clearance from the nearest foliage and building. Reduce lateral branches projecting over garden by 2m. T2 - Sycamore - cut back from property by 2m.
10 Beechey Road Bournemouth BH8 8LL
Received 10 Jun 2024 - Application RefusedP/25/05119/HOU
Alterations and extensions to ground floor and first floor and erection of a first floor terrace
134 Stanpit Christchurch BH23 3NE
Received 10 Dec 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-18973-C
T1 - on TPO - Large Oak tree in rear garden to be crown lifted to 6m all round and thinned out by 10% by removing small diameter branches no bigger than 30mm.
388 Wallisdown Road Bournemouth BH11 8PS
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Application Approved8/24/0258/ADV
Double-sided digital displays to replace existing Double-sided Internally Illuminated 6-sheet Bus Shelter advertising displays. Digital displays to portray static advertising images that change every 10 seconds.
Advertising Bus Shelter 2202-0036 Purewell Cross Road Opp Medical Centre Christchurch BH23 3AF
Received 19 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02889/TTPO
T1 - Oak x 3 - Crown lift to 7m from ground level to secondary and tertiary branches only. Crown thin by 15% of crossing rubbing branches. Remove deadwood. (Amended proposal)
Three Greens Burton Close Christchurch BH23 7NF
Received 4 Aug 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04960/NMA
Non-material amendment following approval of APP/25/00093/F to change the facing material from plywood to aluminium composite material (ACM) sheets, with a hidden rigid foam PVC backing sheet to provide additional strength and support, the timber batten arrangement that is fixed to the beach hut directly is unchanged
Park And Open Space Lulworth Avenue Poole BH15 4DH
Received 13 Oct 2026
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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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