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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 dates18,060Searchable applications
899Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 14,096 approved or refused records
2,291Refused applications
11,805 approved · 2,291 refused · 563 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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 ApprovedAPP/22/01617/F
Front extension with loft conversion.
61 Waterloo Road, Poole, BH17 7JX
Received 23 Nov 2022 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00255/X
T1-English Oak: Undertake a branch reduction on all lateral growth only growing in a NW-SW direction by no more than 1.2m from the tips inwards via the removal of tertiary and secondary branches only. Ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and that no pruning wounds exceed 40mm in diameter. All work is to be in accourdacne with BS3998.20 and undertaken by a qualified arborist.
57 Allens Road, Poole, BH16 5BU
Received 18 Apr 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-7599
T1 - Scots Pine - Reduce over extended lateral growth by up to 2m to give a 2m clearance from both properties
9 Howard Road Bournemouth BH8 9DX
Received 2 May 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00162/F
Install gables to front and rear, square off front bay and install deeper windows within it, amend windows and doors arrangement, infill recess at south west corner of dwelling, install decking to the front of the dwelling, carport and new boundary treatment to front with pedestrians gate. Erect new fence between front elevation of dwelling and front boundary.
25 Glen Road, Poole, BH14 0HF
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Split DecisionP/25/04288/TTPO
T1 - Ash - Reduce the crown by 2 metres T2 - Oak - Crown lift to 5 metres from ground level and branch reduction of lower limbs by 1-2 metres T3 - Apple - Fell T4 - Apple – Fell
89 The Grove Christchurch BH23 2EZ
Received 22 Oct 2025 - Application Approved8/24/0612/TTPO
T1 Oak - Crown raise to 6m and reduce lateral growth over garden by 3m to secondary and tertiary limbs (amended proposal) T2 Oak - Crown raise by up to 5m from ground level, removing lowest previously pruned lateral growth (amended proposal
Sherwood Burton Close Christchurch BH23 7NF
Received 13 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00310/X
T1- Declining Silver Birch - Fell to ground level and customer is happy to replant.
32 Birchwood Road, Poole, BH14 9NP
Received 10 May 2024 - Application RefusedP/25/03233/FUL
Retrospective replacement of the existing outbuildings with a new two-bedroom cottage for residential use.
7 Uppleby Road Poole BH12 3DB
Received 26 Aug 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01577/TTPO
T9 - Red Oak - Reduce epicormic growth only growing towards the building to a clearance of 2m up to a height of 8m from ground level to previous pruning points.
Ashmore House 2 Grosvenor Road Bournemouth BH4 8BL
Received 8 Apr 2026 - Application Approved8/24/0464/TTPO
T2 -Oak (T2); To reduce in height the stem with the old wound by up to 3 to 3.5m, back to suitable growing points. To reduce the lateral branches growing over the neighbouring garden by up to 2 to 2.5m, back to a suitable growing point. reference: 8/24/0206/TTPO
116 River Way Christchurch BH23 2QT
Received 19 Jul 2024 - Response Given8/22/0631/SCRN
EIA Screening Request for redevelopment of the former Gas Works Site for up to 220 residential units, comprising retirement living, open market and affordable accommodation, up to 200 sqm of Use Class E accommodation, together with access, parking, landscaping and communal areas.
Gas works Bridge Street Christchurch BH23 1DY
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00869/X
T1 - Robinia - Reduce stem growing over neighbours roof back to main stem. T2 - Maple - Re-pollard back to previous pruning points
88 Dunyeats Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AJ
Received 14 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01697/TTPO
T2 and T3 Sycamore - Remove 3 stems back to source. T1 Horse Chestnut - Remove 2 stems as shown in attached photo and remove new growth from previous pruning points over garden of applicant.
Beachcomber 12A St Clair Road Poole BH13 7JR
Received 27 May 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/23/00289/F
Alterations and extensions to existing dwelling.
9 Dalkeith Road, Poole, BH13 6JG
Received 3 Mar 2023 - Application ApprovedP/25/00019/HOU
Erection of ground, first and second floor extension including new roof and remodel of exterior
16 Pearce Avenue Poole BH14 8EQ
Received 21 Feb 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00904/DDD
Fell 2x Holly trees - TPO/16/1999
Gleneagles, 19-21 The Avenue, Poole, BH13 6HQ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Application RefusedAPP/22/00796/F
Demolish existing rear conservatory structure and lean-to external store and construct new rear two storey flat roof rear extension, single storey side extension and rear dormer to roof to provide accommodation in roof, plus internal alterations.
84 Victoria Road, Poole, BH12 3AF
Received 8 Jun 2022 - Application Approved8/24/0265/TTPO
T1 Willow - Reduce crown by 1.5m in height and width.
Ebley 9 Matchams Lane Christchurch BH23 6AW
Received 23 Apr 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/26/04183/REG14
T1 - 1x Ash - Fell
Bricklayers Arms 41 Parr Street Poole BH14 0JX
Received 28 Aug 2026 - Application Approved8/24/0689/HOU
Rear single storey extension
64 Bronte Avenue Christchurch BH23 2ND
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/05247/FUL
Temporary planning permission for the siting of a prototype training facility building
RNLI All Weather Lifeboat Centre West Quay Road Poole BH15 1HZ
Received 18 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/03005/TTPO
G1- 2x oak trees along the rear boundary to be crown lifted by removing small diameter secondary and tertiary branches no bigger than 40mm diameter to lift the canopy to 4.5m from ground level. And to reduce back the remaining lower overextended branches by up to 1.5m. T1- neighbours silver birch tree along the left boundary to be crown lifted to 3m and overextended limb growing over the applicants garden by up to 1.5m back to appropriate growth points.
70 Woodpecker Drive Poole BH17 7SY
Received 29 Jun 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/02469/HOU
Installation of a free standing Greenhouse.
Maranello Arrowsmith Road Poole Wimborne BH21 3BE
Received 27 May 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00519/F
Non-material amendment of planning permission APP/19/00955/P to amend the wording of condition 12 found within the cover letter received 08/05/2024
UE1 Land North of Merley, Land North of Oakley Lane, Poole
Received 8 May 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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