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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 dates16,346Searchable applications
834Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 12,705 approved or refused records
2,026Refused applications
10,679 approved · 2,026 refused · 496 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 30 May 2022 to 16 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 19 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- 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
- Does Not Require ConsentP/26/04523/REG14
T1-Monterey Pine — Large branch hanging over road — Remove
47 Barrack Road Christchurch BH23 1PA
Received 17 Sept 2026 - Application Approved7-2023-22269-D
Beech (T1) (T49 on TPO) - Fell & replant.
Temple Trees 13 Portarlington Road Bournemouth BH4 8BU
Received 23 Jan 2023 - Application ApprovedP/25/04999/CLE
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for more than 10 years
4 Leamington Road Bournemouth BH9 1DD
Received 3 Dec 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00626/DDD
Fell one dead Sycamore - TPO/107/2001
10 Compton Drive, Poole, BH14 8PW
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-29352
Proposed single storey front extension and single storey rear extension to dwellinghouse
17 Cox Close Bournemouth BH9 3LT
Received 28 Nov 2024 - Application Approved7-2023-1106-AJ
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing use of the property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation
14 Jacey House 30 Bath Road Bournemouth BH1 2PP
Received 2 Feb 2023 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00503/X
T1 Silver Birch - Fell T2 Beech - Fell please see report attached
3 Laurel Drive, Broadstone, BH18 8LJ
Received 26 Jul 2024 - Application RefusedP/25/03257/FUL
Demolish existing 5no. garages and erect a 2 storey building comprising garages on the ground floor with a 2 bedroom flat at first floor (self build project) with access from Jolliffe Road, via a private drive.
Land Rear of 14 Joliffe Avenue, Poole, BH15 2HB
Received 27 Aug 2025 - Application Approved8/25/0076/CONDR
Enlargement of roof, extension to rear of property and new first floor addition. Alterations to existing driveway to increase parking space & increase the height of the existing front boundary wall. Proposed office/studio to rear of garden. Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Application 8/24/0307/HOU - Simplification of roof construction to reduce complications in structural design, changes to fenestration, front porch added (Amended description).
67 Bure Lane Christchurch BH23 4DL
Received 7 Feb 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00104/F
Replacement windows and front door
11 Nathan Gardens, Poole, BH15 4JZ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-1979-E
Roof extension, front ground floor extension and garage conversion.
6 Solent Road Bournemouth BH6 4BP
Received 20 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/05200/HOU
Demolition of existing conservatory and garage, single storey extension to bungalow and erection of an outbuilding comprising store and utility room with associated elevation treatments.
10 Braemar Avenue Bournemouth BH6 4JF
Received 16 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedP-29444-210225
Change of use of of dwellinghouse (Class C3) to House in multiple occupation including the erection of a bike shed. (Class C4) - Part retrospective application
240 Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth BH8 8AY
Received 21 Feb 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00892/F
Construction of single storey rear storage room and summer house incidental to main dwelling.
9 Bryant Road, Poole, BH12 5DW
Received 6 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00225/K
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use or Development for Construction of a sheltered storage area on the side of the building
103 Sandbanks Road, Poole, BH14 8BT
Received 23 Feb 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/03078/CONDR
Removal Of Condition 3 (On-Site Parking) of Application no. 8/88/0814/F: Alterations, additions & conversion of dwellinghouse to 2 s/c flats, with parking/access provisions.
41 Somerford Road Christchurch BH23 3PL
Received 13 Aug 2025 - Application Approved8/24/0780/COU
Retention of offices at 1st floor level Class E(g)(1) & Change of use of ground floor to Sui Generis use comprising Photography & Recording studio and associated storage.
Wessex House Groveley Road Christchurch BH23 3HB
Received 18 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00590/F
Single storey extensions to the front and rear. Hip to gable roof extension to form habitable space. Erection of a garage towards the rear of the site.
93 Winston Avenue, Poole, BH12 1PB
Received 23 May 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00311/TTPO
Holm oak (T1) - Remove primary limb which grows in an upright manner before spreading itself across the garden to the NE. The limb has a crowded union at 4m from source. The limb greatly increases the width of the crown whilst adding nothing to the structure of the tree. In addition, reduce branches growing towards the house by 2m to reduce the fall of acorns, debris and bird droppings onto the patio. In the past the tree owners dog has become ill from eating acorns so the fewer of them there are the better. Crown thin upper crown by 10% to improve light to garden.
20 East Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7BZ
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/03575/CLP
Single storey rear extension
180 West Way Poole Broadstone BH18 9LN
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Application Approved7-2022-14940-C
Conversion of loft to habitable use with addition of two dormers and roof lights
200A Capstone Road Bournemouth BH8 8RX
Received 19 Dec 2022 - Application Approved7-2023-21762-A
Erection of a single storey rear extension and front infill extension
7 Portman Crescent Bournemouth BH5 2ER
Received 25 Jan 2023 - Application ApprovedP/25/02147/FUL
Demolish existing property and erect a block of 13 flats with associated parking, access and landscaping
34 Buccleuch Road Poole BH13 6LF
Received 23 Jun 2025 - Split Decision7-2022-13541-C
T1 (part of G1 on TPO) Sycamore, crown lift to 5.3m over the public highway and 2.2m over the public footway. T2 (part of G1 on TPO) Sycamore, section fell to ground level.
Grosvenor Court Vale Road & Pine Mansions Vale Road Bournemouth BH1 3TA
Received 24 Oct 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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