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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 dates18,555Searchable applications
899Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 14,533 approved or refused records
2,366Refused applications
12,167 approved · 2,366 refused · 578 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2020 to 20 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 22 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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
- Application ApprovedP/26/00400/HOU
Replacement of carport with garage. Removal of existing garage door and replacement with new window and brick infill panel below.
14 Marlborough Road Poole BH14 0HJ
Received 30 Jan 2026 - (Refused) Appeal Dismissed7-2022-12124-F
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and erection of a dwellinghouse
34 Clowes Avenue Bournemouth BH6 4ES
Received 30 Aug 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/05108/FUL
Replacement of all balcony balustrades
Dorset House 42 The Avenue Poole BH13 6HE
Received 9 Dec 2025 - Application Withdrawn7-2022-4605-O
Change of use of an existing bank with offices above (Use Class A2) to commercial, business and services on the ground floor (Use Class E) and 6 x 1-bed flats on the first and second floor (Use Class C3) with bin and cycle storage
5-6 Lansdowne Crescent Bournemouth BH1 1RX
Received 5 Oct 2022 - No Objections RaisedTP/25/00016/DDD
Remove broken branch - TPO/19/00001 / A1
Parkstone Golf Club, Lilliput Road, Poole, BH14 8LA
Received 6 Jan 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/25/02519/TTPO
T1 Sycamore - Prune back from building for a 2m clearance. T2 Crimson king - Prune back from building for a 2m clearance.
77 Montgomery Avenue Bournemouth BH11 8BN
Received 14 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00609/F
A new timber framed car-port, widening of the driveway and a new rear extension, including associated groundworks.
Bay Tree House, 19 Bingham Avenue, Poole, BH14 8ND
Received 5 May 2022 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04091/CONDR
Variation of condition 1 of planning permission 7-2025-28119-C (Minor material amendment application to vary condition no .2 for internal and external alterations to Blocks A-D, erection of a new cycle store for Block A and re wording of conditions 4,5,7,8 and 9 (Application ref. 7-2021-28119, original description - Erection of 4 blocks (total of 27 flats) with bin and cycle stores and formation of vehicular access and associated undercroft car parking).) To allow changes to Block D to form a roof terrace with glass balustrading and privacy screening
Southbourne Crossroads Car Park Southbourne Coast Road Bournemouth BH6 3NH
Received 24 Aug 2026 - No Objections RaisedP/26/02766/TCA
T10 Sycamore. Tree to be felled to ground level. T14 Scots Pine. Tree to be felled to ground level. T18 Scots Pine Tree to be felled to ground level. T20 Sycamore. Tree to be felled to ground level. T29 Holly x2. Both trees to be felled to ground level.
St Mark's Church Of England Primary School Talbot Village Bournemouth BH10 4JA
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02458/CONDR
Variation of condition 2 of planning permission APP/24/01034/F as decribed in that description of development to enable Material Minor Amendments to be made to the approved plans to include fenestration changes and insertion of gable to front elevation.
5 Dornie Road Poole BH13 7NL
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00402/FUL
Replace doors, windows and roof lights. Alterations to internal rooms.
St. Ambrose Hive at Land of Alumhurst Day Centre Alumhurst Road Bournemouth Dorset BH4 8ER
Received 29 Jan 2026 - Application Refused7-2022-28606-A
Installation of a 2 storey rear extension, convert loft to habitable use with new dormer windows by demolishing existing hipped roof and replace with a trussed, gable roof with a half hip to front elevation. Knock down garage wall and convert into a habitable space. Build new staircase to access new second floor.
102 Western Avenue Bournemouth BH10 6HL
Received 10 Jun 2022 - (Refused) Appeal Dismissed7-2024-18783-D
Certificate of lawfulness to establish use as a 7-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis)
61 Gresham Road Bournemouth BH9 1QS
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00612/BNG
Application to discharge the statutory Biodiversity Gain condition for application APP/24/01012/F for proposed remodel of the existing dwelling, and the creation of a new build self-contained semi-detached dwelling. Description altered through NMA APP/24/01303/F from original description: Extend and remodel the existing dwelling to create two homes
38 Elgin Road Poole BH14 8QX
Received 26 Mar 2025 - Prior Approval Not Required7-2022-28559-(TPD)
Prior notification procedure - The erection of a single-storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum of 4.82m (5.72m including parapet wall), for which the maximum height would be 3.25m (parapet height) and height to the eaves would be 2.95m
61 Stamford Road Bournemouth BH6 5DT
Received 20 Apr 2022 - Application RefusedAPP/24/00095/K
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed single storey side extension and loft conversion with dormer.
26 Merley Ways, Wimborne, BH21 1QN
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Application RefusedTP/24/00527/X
T001 Scots Pine - Fell to ground level and replant with another Scots Pine in the front garden
18 West Way, Broadstone, BH18 9LR
Received 31 Jul 2024 - No Objections Raised7-2024-13878-H
T1 - T3 Cypress Trees - Fell to Ground Level.
76 East Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7DB
Received 31 Jul 2024 - Application Refused7-2024-2629-D
Roof extension to create second floor accommodation including raising the ridge and front and rear dormers.
34 Swanmore Road Bournemouth BH7 6PB
Received 14 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00403/X
T1 Sycamore - Fell - Crown showing severe signs of die-back within the canopy. Constant litter of deadwood falling from the tree and over-hangs the communal car park and neighbouring property leaving both at very high risk. T2 Sycamore - Fell - Crown showing early signs of die-back and like T1 has constant high amounts of deadwood within the canopy even with the tree owner doing more than expected maintenance year on year. This tree would likely become very unstable if it is not removed at the same time as T1 due to a shared root plate and would remove any risk of failure in the future.
The Beaches, 12 Pinewood Road, Poole, BH13 6JS
Received 18 Jun 2024 - Application RefusedAPP/22/01605/F
Single storey side extension (fronting Hoyal Road)
28 Lake Road, Poole, BH15 4LH
Received 21 Nov 2022 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/05152/REG14
Partially hung-up Black alder (Alnus glutinosa)- Fell
Land behind 33 Charter Road Bournemouth BH11 9SS
Received 12 Dec 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/22/00720/DDD
Birch - Dead - Fell Pine Branch - removal
7A Over Links Drive, Poole, BH14 9QU
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00475/F
Single storey front extension and provision of new side door.
Hamlet House, 2B Nairn Road, Poole, BH13 7NG
Received 24 Apr 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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