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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 dates18,601Searchable applications
899Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 14,571 approved or refused records
2,375Refused applications
12,196 approved · 2,375 refused · 581 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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 ApprovedAPP/24/00170/F
Proposed front porch & cloak room (5 sqm external area) to improve/enlarge existing hall area.
9 Isaacs Close, Poole, BH12 5HE
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01937/TTPO
T1 - Holm Oak - Pollard to 12m in height T2 - Holm Oak - Pollard to 12m in height
4 Jessopp Close Bournemouth BH10 6AP
Received 28 Apr 2026 - No Objections RaisedP/26/04793/REG14
2 x Scots Pines – Dead – Fell
43 Clifton Road Poole BH14 9PW
Received 5 Oct 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/03330/FUL
Installation of steel frame mezzanine floor
15 High Street Christchurch BH23 1AF
Received 2 Sept 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-9177-EH
The development of 12 Electric Vehicle charging bays and associated works.
The Village Hotel Deansleigh Road Bournemouth BH7 7DZ
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01541/HOU
Remove existing single garage and replace with new double garage. Remove existing timber framed carport and replace with a new carport. Area under carport to be tarmac hard standing.
59 Pottery Road Poole BH14 8RB
Received 7 Apr 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/03667/TTPO
T1 – Sycamore - Undertake selective crown pruning of branches overhanging the garage roof and driveway to suitable natural growth points, providing approximately 2 metres lateral clearance from the garage roof and approximately 3 metres vertical clearance above the driveway/vehicle access area
45 Tuckton Road Bournemouth BH6 3HR
Received 3 Aug 2026 - Application Approved7-2022-2744-I
Alterations and extensions to the existing property.
40A East Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7DA
Received 29 Apr 2022 - Application Approved7-2022-23058-B
Alterations to elevations of dwellinghouse and extension to existing balcony
10 Headswell Gardens Bournemouth BH10 6LE
Received 5 Aug 2022 - Application Approved8/22/0979/FUL
Demolition of existing chalet bungalow and erection of replacement 2-storey dwelling.
33 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LB
Received 15 Nov 2022 - Application Refused7-2022-16323-A
Alterations and 2 storey extension to dwellinghouse
5 Meadow Court Close Bournemouth BH9 2BT
Received 24 Jun 2022 - Application Approved7-2024-4960-AC
T2 on TPO (Referred to as T3 on Arboriculture report) Oak - Crown lift to raise canopies to 2.5m above existing ground levels. Existing low limbs will be reduced by 1m in length to suitable pruning points.
Queens Park Infant School Queen's Park Infant School Queen's Park Infant School East Way Bournemouth BH8 9PU
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Split DecisionP/25/00478/TTPO
T6 Common Beech - Reduce crown by up to 1.5m and install cable bracing to limit extremes of movement and as a fail-safe. T26 Common Oak - remove major dead wood. Sever ivy and remove major dead wood over road.
57 Talbot Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7HT
Received 21 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/01058/F
Single storey rear extension, demolition and rebuild of single storey existing side extension, loft conversion with the raising of the ridge and additional dormers and front Porch
22 Langdon Road, Poole, BH14 9EH
Received 2 Aug 2022 - (Refused) Appeal Allowed7-2024-23085-I
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an Existing Use of Flat 2B as a single dwelling house
Flat 2B Whitley Court West Cliff Gardens Bournemouth BH2 5HL
Received 24 Apr 2024 - Application RefusedP/26/00692/CLP
Lawful Development certificate for proposed new outbuilding to rear garden
167C Mudeford Christchurch BH23 4AG
Received 17 Feb 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00661/F
First storey, single storey extension over existing garage and porch.
32 Spicer Lane, Bournemouth, BH11 9RJ
Received 12 Jun 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01339/F
Alterations to existing listed building to include replacement of existing timber-frame sash windows with new timber-frame sash windows, installation of new French doors to rear garden, new entrance canopy and installation of new conservation roof light in roof.
Lots End, 13 St Peters Road, Poole, BH14 0NZ
Received 9 Dec 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-24366-A
Single storey side extension.
2 Zamek Close Bournemouth BH11 9EP
Received 27 Feb 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00028/HOU
Extension to first floor terrace
Sandpiper 67B Chaddesley Glen Poole BH13 7PB
Received 24 Feb 2025 - Application Approved7-2022-6862-D
Continued use of land for material storage for highway engineering maintenance works for a further 5 years
Rear of Queen's Road Coach Car Park Bourne Close Bournemouth
Received 23 Aug 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/02460/HOU
Conversion of garage to habitable annexe for ancillary use
46 Little Forest Road Bournemouth BH4 9NW
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00792/F
Formation of new front gable, side dormers and single storey rear extension
17 Heather View Road, Poole, BH12 4AQ
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Application Approved8/23/0127/HOU
Proposed Single Storey Rear Extension following removal of conservatory
9 Clive Road Christchurch BH23 4NX
Received 21 Feb 2023
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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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