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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 dates18,664Searchable applications
898Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 14,628 approved or refused records
2,381Refused applications
12,247 approved · 2,381 refused · 583 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- No Objections Raised7-2024-4696-F
T1 - Sycamore - Reduce height of tree by 50% (5m). Reduce lateral branches by a maximum of 1.5m to shape crown. Remove x2 low branches above the neighbour's property.
Ledgerwood Court 8 Owls Road Bournemouth BH5 1AF
Received 25 Jan 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/22/00622/X
T1 Thuja - Crown Raise to give 5.2m clearance over drive way to allow access for emergency vehicles/ambulances as required for elderly resident - 65 dunyeats Road Group G1 Thuja/Lawson Cypress - Crown raise to 5m to allow more light under canopy of trees - 67 Dunyeats Road
65 & 67 Dunyeats Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AE
Received 22 Aug 2022 - Application RefusedAPP/23/00123/J
Certificate of Lawfulness for an existing use for a detached self contained annex building used as a single dwelling.
Annexe, 9 Enfield Crescent, Poole, BH15 3SJ
Received 30 Jan 2023 - Application ApprovedP/25/00216/HOU
Retention of open sided timber frame garden room structure/extension - Retrospective
111 Parkwood Road Bournemouth BH5 2BT
Received 11 Mar 2025 - Application RefusedTP/22/00311/X
T1 - Oak - All over crown reduction of up to 3m.
44 Brownsea View Avenue, Poole, BH14 8LQ
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/01015/HOU
First Storey Side Extension and Single Storey Rear Extension
16 Granville Road Bournemouth BH5 2AQ
Received 17 Apr 2025 - Application Approved8/22/0475/HOU
Garage Conversion.
18 Bronte Avenue Christchurch BH23 2LY
Received 31 May 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00412/A
Retention of 5no. signage banners attached to tennis court fencing
Tennis Courts, north of the Leisure Centre, Station Approach, Broadstone, BH18 8AX
Received 5 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00070/F
Sever plot and construct a detached one bedroom bungalow with mezzanine floor for storage, and associated access and parking
Land r/o 1 Buckland Road, Poole, BH12 2NA
Received 22 Jan 2024 - Split DecisionP/26/01018/TTPO
T1 Silver Birch tree - proposed work we want to carry out is reduce the tree by 10-15ft in height and trim the sides. The other option is to fell the tree to ground level.
49 Branksome Hill Road Bournemouth BH4 9LF
Received 9 Mar 2026 - Application Approved8/22/0589/HOU
Extension to the front of the garage and conversion of garage to reception room. Addition of roof lights and increased glazing to rear gable.
99 Pauntley Road Christchurch BH23 3JJ
Received 13 Jul 2022 - Application Approved7-2024-12045-D
Conversion of existing office floorspace to an 11-bedroom HMO with rearward car parking, bin and bicycle stores and external alterations
Clifton House 10 Poole Hill Bournemouth BH2 5PS
Received 2 Sept 2024 - No Objections RaisedTP/25/00034/DDD
Fell dead Pine - TPO/50/1999
159 Banks Road, Poole, BH13 7QJ
Received 10 Jan 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/25/01744/TCA
T1 - Oak - Remove by sections from rope and harness or MEWP. Heavily leaning root heaved tree with severe rot at base & signs of honey fungus T2 - Acacia - Prune back over extended branches by 1 to 2 meters & not exceeding 55mm in branch diameter, to give 3 to 4 meters clearance away from property T3 - Bay - Whole crown reduction, reduce & reshape by 1 to 2 meters
April Lodge 76 West Cliff Road Bournemouth BH4 8BG
Received 2 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03278/CONDR
Removal of Condition 1 of application P/25/01349/HOU - Retention of two radio aerials and supporting poles.
11 Beaconsfield Road Christchurch BH23 1QT
Received 28 Aug 2025 - Application Approved7-2022-13867-E
T1 Holly tree - left (looking down garden from back of house) - removal. T2 Holly tree - right (looking down garden from back of house) - crown reduction by 1 metre on top and sides.
68 Strouden Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9HX
Received 16 May 2022 - Awaiting sign offP/26/04599/TTPO
T3 - Field Maple - Crown lift over the gardening club area to 3 metres, removing smaller secondary branches.
The Epiphany School Shillingstone Drive Bournemouth BH9 3PE
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/00161/FUL
Enclose existing balcony at Flat 6
6 Still Waters 11 Burton Road Poole BH13 6DT
Received 6 Mar 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/25/05335/TCA
T03 - Thuja - Low vigour. Supressed by adjacent trees - Remove declining tree and mitigate with suitable replacement. T04 - Sycamore - Large tree - Remove tree to abate concerns with structural integrity and foreseeable damage to single story building footing. Mitigate with suitable replacement. T05 - Ash - Self-seeded tree growing against wall - Remove tree damaging wall.
Hamilton Bramble Lane Christchurch BH23 5NB
Received 24 Dec 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/03987/REG14
19 pine trees - deadwood - remove
102 Panorama Road Poole BH13 7RG
Received 6 Oct 2025 - Application Refused7-2023-19065-F
Outline submission to extend the roof height and convert the existing structure into 8 dwellinghouses
83 South Road Bournemouth BH1 4PB
Received 6 Mar 2023 - Application RefusedAPP/22/01173/F
To replace double glazing throughout the house.
2 Silverwood Close, Wimborne, BH21 1QZ
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Application Refused8/24/0631/TTPO
T1 - Oak tree: Crown reduction of up to 3m as shown in photograph to provide sufficient clearance to property.
Close House 26 Pinewood Close Christchurch BH23 5RR
Received 20 Sept 2024 - Application Approved8/22/0693/HOU
Rear and side single storey extension.
20 Wortley Road Highcliffe Christchurch BH23 5DT
Received 18 Aug 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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