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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 dates19,053Searchable applications
935Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 14,938 approved or refused records
2,437Refused applications
12,501 approved · 2,437 refused · 594 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2020 to 22 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 23 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Under ConsiderationP/26/04542/FUL
Conversion of the hotel (Use class C1) into a Sui Generis larger HMO, consisting of 8 bedrooms and Managers' accommodation (no external changes proposed to main building) with the erection of an associated cycle store.
Kantara Guest House 8 Gardens View Bournemouth BH1 3QA
Received 18 Sept 2026 - Application Refused7-2022-5703-H
Erection of a single storey side extension
1A Cranmer Road Bournemouth BH9 1JT
Received 7 Apr 2022 - (Refused) Appeal AllowedAPP/24/00406/F
Raise roof and provide new second floor loft extension including new dormers and roof lights, new external cladding, window replacement and internal alterations.
17 Hunt Road, Poole, BH15 3QD
Received 4 Apr 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00974/HOU
Create accommodation at second floor level within new roof. Alterations to front elevation.
285 Blandford Road Poole BH15 4HW
Received 16 Apr 2025 - No Objections RaisedP/25/00912/TCA
G1 X7 Conifer - Crown Raise 5 metres from ground and Crown Thin by 30%
Flat 10 Glenleven 9 Glenferness Avenue Bournemouth BH4 9ND
Received 11 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00639/TTPO
T6 - Monterey Pine - 4m Crown raise. T7 - Scots Pine - 4m Crown raise.
43 Alton Road Poole BH14 8SW
Received 13 Feb 2026 - (Refused) Appeal WithdrawnAPP/24/01192/F
Conversion to 7 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation; to include construction of two storey rear extension and dormers to side roofslopes.
191 Ashley Road, POOLE, BH14 9DL
Received 28 Oct 2024 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedAPP/22/01616/F
Change of use from a garden room and WC to self contained dwelling.
147A Rosemary Road, Poole, BH12 3HE
Received 23 Nov 2022 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00466/X
T1 - Oak - Remove the 3 lowest secondary branches over the highway. Reduce the lowest 3 primary branches by 2 meters from the branch ends to suitable growth points.
Copse Hill Cottage, 52A York Road, Broadstone, BH18 8ET
Received 16 Jul 2024 - Split Decision7-2022-7120-M
T1 English oak, raise to 5m above ground level. T2 Sweet chestnut, reduce canopy to give a clearance of 2m from above ground structures. T3 Cedar, reduce whole canopy by 2m. T4g Beech, reduce southern lateral canopy by up to 3m.
Great Oaks Care Home Poole Lane Bournemouth BH11 9DP
Received 5 Oct 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/05310/CLP
Lawful development certificate for proposed outbuilding to include a storage shed area and rabbit house
1 Kinross Road Bournemouth BH3 7DE
Received 23 Dec 2025 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04570/TTPO
T1 - Tree of Heaven - Fell
Maidment Court 47 Parkstone Road Poole BH15 2FS
Received 21 Sept 2026 - Split Decision8/24/0618/TTPO
T1-Oak - crown lift to 4-5m from ground level. T2-Oak - crown lift to 4-5m from ground level. Crown reduce by 2-3m, will be 13-14m once finished. T3-Oak - crown lift to 4-5m from ground level including lowest branches. Crown reduce by 3-4m, will be 14-15m once finished. Lesser works: T1, T2 and T3 Oak – Crown lift to 4-5m from ground level to secondary and tertiary limbs only.
16 Holmhurst Avenue Christchurch BH23 5PQ
Received 16 Sept 2024 - Application RefusedAPP/24/00930/PA
Prior approval for roof mounted solar PV on non-domestic building
Unit A-C, Fleetspoint Business Centre, Willis Way, Poole, BH15 3SS
Received 14 Aug 2024 - Application RefusedAPP/22/00711/F
Erection of 11 Apartments.
10 Crichel Mount Road, Poole, BH14 8LT
Received 23 May 2022 - Application Approved8/24/0694/TTPO
T1 - Oak: Crown raise to crown break including all epicormic and ivy (Approx 5m from ground level).
19 Albion Road Christchurch BH23 2JQ
Received 21 Oct 2024 - Does Not Require Consent8/24/0801/REG14
T1 - Sycamore: Fell as dead
10 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LB
Received 25 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02027/BNG
Application to discharge the statutory Biodiversity Gain condition as required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to APP/24/00899/F
122 Verity Crescent, Poole, BH17 8TZ
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/01408/CONDR
Demolition of the existing house and the erection of 2 detached houses with associated access and parking. Variation of conditions 2, 6 and 13 of APP/24/00598/F to allow minor material amendments in the form of:- Removal of the Lower Ground Floor roof lights in the patio, reconfiguration and reduction in size of the first floor rear windows to the landing (to be obscure glazed) and bedroom 3 (clear glazed) on both houses, skylight added to Plot 2, Bed 3 ensuite, added aerial positions and updated landscape plan.
9 Partridge Walk Poole BH14 8HL
Received 14 May 2025 - Application Approved7-2024-5803-X
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
377 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2AQ
Received 3 Apr 2024 - Prior Approval Not Required7-2022-28583-(TPD)
Prior notification procedure for a parapet roof single storey extension projecting 4m to beyond the original rear wall, having a 3.8m in maximum height and 3m to the eaves.
45 Horsham Avenue Bournemouth BH10 7JB
Received 16 May 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/04840/FUL
Conversion of GP Community Clinic to 4 Residential Flats with external alterations
Moordown Community Clinic 844 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2DS
Received 24 Nov 2025 - Application RefusedAPP/22/01603/F
Revised scheme for APP/22/00586/F to include an enlargement to the rear extension, increased ridge height of 0.3m and addition of balconies.
30 Berkeley Avenue, Poole, BH12 4HZ
Received 21 Nov 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/01466/HOU
Single Storey Rear extension and garage infill internal alterations.
14 Calmore Close Bournemouth BH8 0NN
Received 19 May 2025
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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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