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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 dates20,847Searchable applications
897Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 16,505 approved or refused records
2,685Refused applications
13,820 approved · 2,685 refused · 671 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2020 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 25 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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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/26/04312/TTPO
T1 Copper Beech - Crown thin by 10% to allow more light and deadwood throughout Amendment to proposal - T2 Beech - Excluded from this application as it is not protected by TPO 1285/2021. A separate Conservation Area notice is required for any proposed works.
3 Grovely Avenue Bournemouth BH5 1JA
Received 7 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02143/TTPO
T5 - Alder - Remove to ground level. T6 - Sycamore - Remove (next to pontoon N17) T7 - Sycamore - Remove (next to pontoon N18) T8 - Sycamore - Remove to ground level T9 - Willow - Remove We will replant 10 replacement trees to be a mix of Alder, Poplar and Willow, which are well suited to the site.
Rossiters Quay Boatyard And Premises Bridge Street Christchurch BH23 1DZ
Received 20 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/22/00421/X
T1: Scots Pine - Fell to ground level.
22 Balcombe Road, Poole, BH13 6DU
Received 7 Jun 2022 - Application ApprovedGPDO/22/00016/GPD
Ground Floor extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi detached dwelling by 6 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.13 metres and for which the height of the eaves would be 2.88 metres.
77 Church Road, Poole, BH14 0NS
Received 14 Sept 2022 - (Refused) Appeal Dismissed7-2023-13650-E
Change of use from ground floor residential flat (Use Class C) to a Veterinary Surgery (Use Class E) with the erection of a single storey detached store
74 Irving Road Bournemouth BH6 5BJ
Received 4 Jan 2023 - Application Under ConsiderationP/25/01187/CONDR
Variation/Removal of Conditions 1 (Completion Date), 2 (Approved Plans), 4 (Inert Waste) & 6 (Soil Stripping/Mineral Extraction) of application no. 8/20/0016/CONDR: Extension to sand and gravel extraction at Hurn Quarry followed by filling with imported inert materials and restoration - Variation of Condition 1 (Time limit - Commencement of Development) and Condition 6 (Pre-Commencement - Archaeology) of App 8/16/2010/DCC to - Extend the end date of Hurn Quarry to support the restoration of the Western Extension.
Hurn Quarry Hurn Court Lane Hurn Christchurch BH23 6AX
Received 14 Apr 2025 - Application Approved8/22/1068/TTPO
T1 Sycamore Crown Lift by 4m by the removal of secondary and tertiary branches
5 The Green 117 Salisbury Road Burton Christchurch BH23 7NZ
Received 19 Dec 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00657/A
2no. digital 75" LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
Pavement outside 380 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 9DH
Received 12 May 2022 - Application Approved8/24/0649/TTPO
T005-Scots Pine - fell T006-Scots Pine - fell
15 Fulmar Road Christchurch BH23 4BJ
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Application Approved8/22/0831/FUL
Alterations and installation of new terrace walk-on roof light and boiler flue to Flat 1.
1 Hurn Court Hurn Court Lane Christchurch BH23 6BH
Received 30 Sept 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00491/F
Variation of Conditions 2,3 and 6 of Planning Permission APP/20/01451/F as described in that Description of Development to revise the list of approved plans to include: alterations to the exterior and new front entrance; minor ground floor internal alterations; replacement of the existing pitched roof with a flat roof system; minor garage enlargement with a new flat roof system.
48 Blake Dene Road, Poole, BH14 8HH
Received 11 Apr 2022 - Application ApprovedGPDO/24/00018/GPD
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 6 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 3 metres.
399 Ashley Road, Poole, BH14 0AT
Received 24 Dec 2024 - Application RefusedP/25/04133/CONDR
Removal of Condition 5 attached to Planning Permission 7-2024-5155-G to allow the retention of the container and other structures throughout the winter period.
Chineside Durley Chine Bournemouth BH2 5JA
Received 14 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00315/TTPO
T1 - Sycamore- Remove smaller diameter co - dominant stem . T2 - Sycamore- crown thinning by 15%
3a, 3b and 3c Murley Road Bournemouth BH9 1NS
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01012/F
Proposed remodel of the existing dwelling, and the creation of a new build self-contained semi-detached dwelling. Description altered through NMA APP/24/01303/F from original description: Extend and remodel the existing dwelling to create two homes
38 Elgin Road, Poole, BH14 8QX
Received 6 Sept 2024 - Application Approved7-2022-7102-AV
T1 (T79) - Holm Oak, reduce canopy by 2m overhanging the tennis courts, this will then clear the courts by 1m. T2 (T55) - Holm Oak, reduce canopy by 1-2m as detailed within photo.
Bournemouth Collegiate School College Road Bournemouth BH5 2DY
Received 7 Nov 2022 - Application RefusedP/25/03294/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for Removal of an existing storage unit in the rear garden and replace with a foldable container tiny house
43 Old Farm Road Poole BH15 3LL
Received 29 Aug 2025 - Application Approved7-2022-2587-MT
Installation of 1 x internally illuminated fascia sign on front elevation and change of lettering to 1 x existing internally illuminated fascia sign
Next Unit K Castlepoint Castle Lane West Bournemouth BH8 9UY
Received 24 Aug 2022 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00118/F
Front & Rear Extension
40 Richmond Road, Poole, BH14 0BU
Received 2 Feb 2024 - Application Approved8/22/0754/TTPO
Please see submitted Tree Report ref: 220831-1.1-LOGBLH-AMS-AL, dated 31/08/22. - Application for consent to install root barrier and prune all identified roots growing to the east from trees T1-T3 - Oak.
Land opposite Glenlyn, Bramble Lane, Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 5NB
Received 6 Sept 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/04508/TTPO
T1 - Maritime Pine - Remove pendulous branch to west and reduce branch to south by 2m T2 - Holm Oak - Reduce branch above bin-store by 2m to a strong growth shoot T3 - Holm Oak - Remove epicormic re-growth close to bin-store roof
Infinity 338 Sandbanks Road Poole BH14 8HY
Received 4 Nov 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/22/00991/DDD
Removal of Robinia Tree- Fell & Dead.
Buckholme Towers School, 18 Commercial Road, Poole, BH14 0JW
Received 9 Nov 2022 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00995/X
Oak tree - remove low level branch pointing south overhanging the drive way. Reduce back the branch growing in close proximity to lamppost by up to 2m.
63 Steepleton Road, Broadstone, BH18 8LH
Received 20 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01313/NMA
Non material amendment application to P/25/00156/HOU to alter proposed roof from mono-pitched to hipped roof.
85 King John Avenue Poole BH11 9RY
Received 8 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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