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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 dates20,004Searchable applications
937Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 15,726 approved or refused records
2,566Refused applications
13,160 approved · 2,566 refused · 639 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2020 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 24 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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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
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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
- Split DecisionTP/24/00455/X
T1 - Oak - Prune/ cutback branches over 9 primrose garden side only, N/E side of tree from tips inwards by 1 meter to suitable anatomical points, crown thin by no more than 20% pruning smaller diameter tertiary growth only from outermost crown, remove sucker growth internally, crown raise removing Two lowest branches, One, N/E lowest over garden area (9 Primrose Gardens) Two, over main road (Creekmoor Lane)
11 Primrose Gardens, Poole, BH17 7BF
Received 9 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00506/F
Single-storey pitched roof front extension.
33A Cromwell Road, Poole, BH12 2NW
Received 2 May 2024 - Split DecisionP/25/00118/TTPO
T1-Common Lime: Crown reduce by up to 1m and install bracing to limit extremes of movement
15 Barry Gardens Poole BH18 9EN
Received 3 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03730/HOU
Single storey front extension Two storey side and rear extension Front dormers Rear dormer reduced from already approved
84 Howard Road Bournemouth BH8 9ED
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04141/TTPO
T1 - Silver Birch - Front of property, reduce crown by 1m to previous points as per photo. For management of re-growth within crown the tree has been reduced in the past
13 Elmstead Road Poole BH13 7EZ
Received 15 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/03559/HOU
Proposed single storey flatroof extension to rear of property.
78 Darbys Lane Poole BH15 3ET
Received 28 Jul 2026 - Does Not Require Consent8/24/0163/REG14
T1-Silver Birch. Remove broke/ defective branches from crown of tree.
16 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
Received 7 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/02726/HOU
Demolish existing garage, form front, side and rear extensions, form new pitched roof with dormer and internal alterations, solar panels.
26 Derwentwater Road Poole Wimborne BH21 1QS
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/04014/FUL
Demolition and redevelopment of the site including: Demolition of existing Cobbs Bar and Kitchen with the erection of single storey restaurant (use class E(b)); Demolition and replacement of marina office (use class E(g)); and, Erection of new retail units (use class E(a)); Associated works
Cobbs Quay Marina, Garages 13 & 14 Woodlands Avenue Poole BH15 4EL
Received 20 Aug 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02844/TTPO
T1 - Macrocarpa - Reduction of selected branches to create a 2-metre clearance from property. Foliage is encroaching and overhanging roof. Concern over the potential for damage to property during high winds & heavy rainfall. T2 - Silver Birch - Overhanging carparking. Crown lift to 3m above ground & reduce to old pruning cuts. T3 - Acer - Reduction (refer to the image)
4 Upper Golf Links Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8BU
Received 31 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01112/CLE
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of the second floor of the building as three flats
Second floor 129-131 Belle Vue Road Bournemouth BH6 3EN
Received 12 Mar 2026 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedP/25/03674/FUL
Siting of storage containers (Use Class B8) with associated car and cycle parking
Parley Court Farm Parley Court Estate Parley Green Lane Christchurch BH23 6BB
Received 18 Sept 2025 - Application Approved8/22/0474/ADV
Erection of signage for Drive Thru Coffee Unit, to include illuminated fascia and roof sign.
143-147 Somerford Road Christchurch BH23 3PY
Received 31 May 2022 - Application Approved7-2024-7797-BF
Listed Building Consent for proposal to partially repair and partially replace 19 windows at the first floor to 'patient residential rooms', alongside localised external stone repair and replacement works.
Nightingales Herbert Hospital Alumhurst Road Bournemouth BH4 8EP
Received 16 Aug 2024 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/01076/REG14
Pine- Dead, broken mid stem.
Melka 22 Kings Avenue Poole BH14 9QG
Received 23 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00751/F
Privacy screening to the north elevation; alterations to external materials detail, porch canopy, fenestration changes and internal layout alterations.
14 Nairn Road, Poole, BH13 7NQ
Received 2 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/00974/ADV
Advertisement Consent for freestanding advertising structure featuring one externally illuminated static paper display facing west to replace six existing poster panels
Land adjacent to esso service station and tesco express junction of the Grove and Barrack Road Christchurch Dorset BH23 2EX
Received 5 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/03152/CLP
Certificate of Lawfulness for the siting of mobile sports lighting towers and 2 containers (for storage of sports equipment)
St Peter's School St Catherine's Road Bournemouth BH6 4AH
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04523/TTPO
T1- Monterey Cypress - Reduce branches growing towards the neighbouring property to a clearance of 2m only.
Riviera 63 Grove Road Bournemouth BH1 3AE
Received 4 Nov 2025 - Application Approved7-2022-28702
Erection of a single storey rear extension with internal alterations, involving demolition of existing rear conservatory
49 Headswell Avenue Bournemouth BH10 6JX
Received 16 Nov 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00399/A
Advertisement consent for external illuminated signs and external lettering above foyer
Merchants House, Vanguard Road, Poole, BH15 1PH
Received 24 Mar 2022 - Application RefusedP/25/03483/FUL
Change of Use from Friends Meeting House (Use Class F1) to Nursery (Use Class E) including retention of existing caretaker flat to be let out privately.
16 Wharncliffe Road Bournemouth BH5 1AH
Received 9 Sept 2025 - Split DecisionTP/24/00872/X
Horse Chesnut - Fell. Eucalyptus - Fell. Oak Reduce by 8m and remove dead wood & ivy
86 Magna Road & 2 Wood Lane, Bournemouth, BH11 9NB
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Closed as InvalidP/26/02167/FUL
Regularisation of works carried out under 7-2022-2113-AJ & 7-2022-2113-AK. Construction of external bike store, removal of balconies to the front elevation and submission of facing materials, Waste management Plan & Noise Impact accessment. Part Retrospective.
590-592 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4BH
Received 11 May 2026
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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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