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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 dates19,154Searchable applications
932Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 15,028 approved or refused records
2,447Refused applications
12,581 approved · 2,447 refused · 595 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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- Planning enquiries01202123321Council source
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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/26/00209/TTPO
T1 - Willow - Re-pollard canopy to previous reduction points (~4m canopy reduction)
8 Mount Grace Drive Poole BH14 8NB
Received 19 Jan 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01154/PA
Prior approval for proposed change of use from use class E to use class C3 to create 2 apartments on first and second floor.
100 High Street, Poole, BH15 1BL
Received 17 Oct 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/22/00748/X
T1: Copper Beech - Raise the crown to 5.2m over the highway and 2.3 over the footpath by removing tertiary and secondary branches only. T2: Amelanchier - Fell as close to ground level as practically possible. T3: Silver Birch - Fell as close to ground level as practically possible. T4: Ash - Fell as close to ground level as practically possible. T5: Holly - Raise the crown to 2.3m over the footpath. T6: Lawson Cypress - Raise the crown to 2.3m over the footpath.
Valentine Court, 5 Wilderton Road West, BH13 6EF
Received 20 Sept 2022 - No Objections Raised7-2024-5534-K
T1 and T2 - Lilac trees - fell
Flat 2 Portchester House 76 Portchester Road Bournemouth BH8 8LA
Received 20 May 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/02595/FUL
Alterations to frontage following Prior Approval for Change of Use (Class E to Class C3)
7 St Catherine's Road Bournemouth BH6 4AE
Received 17 Jul 2025 - Registered - Awaiting AllocationP/26/04977/CLPLB
Lawful development certificate for proposed installation of solar panels and air source heat pump
3 Whitehall Christchurch BH23 1DE
Received 14 Oct 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02115/NMA
Non Material amendment following approval of 8/24/0854/HOU to reduce the size of the single storey extension as the utility room has been removed
20 Denham Drive Christchurch BH23 5AT
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/26/02503/REG14
T1 Cedar - Dead - Fell to ground level.
6 Benellen Avenue Bournemouth BH4 9LY
Received 28 May 2026 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/01611/REG14
Deadwood - 5 x Oak and 2 x Beech plus 1 Oak & 1 Beech Excluded from TPO - Remove Deadwood.
50 Elms Avenue Poole BH14 8EF
Received 25 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00652/FUL
Proposal to install 4no. 3-phase air source heat pumps on flat roof of northern modern extension and 1no. unit on the bin area to serve the Tudor House community hall
St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
Received 27 Mar 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/22/00481/X
G1: Conifers - Fell
31 The Avenue, Poole, BH13 6LH
Received 1 Jul 2022 - Application Approved7-2022-27186-D
Erection of a summer house
Flat 1 63 Boscombe Overcliff Drive Bournemouth BH5 2EJ
Received 25 Apr 2022 - Application ApprovedP/26/02478/HOU
Demolition of existing garage and rear extension, construction of a single storey rear extension, erection of a new garage, raising of the roof with the addition of a dormer and first floor accommodation, installation of rooflights, PV panels and flue, Juliet balcony to the rear, updated fenestration, alterations to the existing frontage and widening of both vehicular accesses
13 Southcliffe Road Christchurch BH23 4EN
Received 28 May 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/01921/HOU
Single storey rear extension
44 Amethyst Road Christchurch BH23 3EB
Received 27 Apr 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02184/TTPO
T1 - Holm Oak - Crown Reduction of top and side by up to 2.5m back to suitable pruning points. Please see annotated Photos
Baronscroft 4 Milner Road Bournemouth BH4 8AD
Received 25 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/05282/HOU
Erection of a single storey extension to rear elevation of dwellinghouse
195 Queens Park Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9HD
Received 19 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/01321/F
Two storey Side extension over existing garage with a new shallow pitched roof over the porch. Single storey flat roof extension along the rear wall of the property.
63 Rempstone Road, Wimborne, BH21 1TR
Received 26 Sept 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/01135/F
Two storey rear and side extension plus single storey side extension
1 Marline Road, Poole, BH12 2HB
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00744/F
Retrospective Golf simulator room
14 Western Road, Poole, BH13 7BW
Received 26 May 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00508/F
Two storey side extension.
29 Rossmore Road, Poole, BH12 3NG
Received 3 May 2024 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/02047/REG14
Deadwood - Oak - removal of deadwood.
19 Leigham Vale Road Bournemouth BH6 3LR
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00194/X
T1 and T2 - Conifers - Reduce in height by approx 12ft and crown raise to 12ft. T3 - Conifer - Fell. T4 - Chestnut - Crown raise to 4m to provide adequate clearance.
15A Stevenson Crescent, Poole, BH14 9NU
Received 22 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00105/F
Demolition of conservatory and erect a new single storey rear extension with decking.
24 Portmore Close, Broadstone, BH18 8BZ
Received 29 Jan 2024 - Split DecisionTP/22/00946/X
T2 Holm Oak - Fell T3, T4 & T5 Pine - Fell
19 Leicester Road, Poole, BH13 6BZ
Received 14 Nov 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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