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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 dates21,533Searchable applications
887Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 17,093 approved or refused records
2,780Refused applications
14,313 approved · 2,780 refused · 704 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2020 to 23 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 26 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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 Approved7-2022-17200-B
Change of use from residential garage to office space - Class E (formerly Class B1(a))
Garage to the rear of 17 Kimberley Road Bournemouth BH6 5EX
Received 28 Feb 2022 - Application Refused7-2022-28581-A
Sever land and erection of a two storey, 3-bed, detached dwelling with associated access, parking and cycle store
64 Norton Road Bournemouth BH9 2PY
Received 23 May 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/01454/FUL
Change of use from C3 use to C4 for a house of multiple occupation for Flats 509A and 509B. These are currently 2 separate self contained flats in the same block with separate entrances accessed through a communal landing. There are no proposed physical changes except that each flat will now be used for student accommodation.
509A and 509B Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4AG
Received 16 May 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/03150/HOU
Retrospective application for the erection of a single storey side extension with a pitched roof incorporating two rooflights
5 Vickers Close Bournemouth BH8 0LA
Received 19 Aug 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00874/X
T1: Corsican Pine - Remove the 2x lowest primary branches growing in a SE direction and prune back the 3rd lowest branch growing in a SE direction by no more than 1.5m from the tips inwards.
573 Wallisdown Road, Poole, BH12 5BA
Received 15 Oct 2024 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/02773/LEG
Application for modification or discharge of planning obligation(s) to vary the Section 106 agreement by striking out the requirement for affordable housing to be provided - APP/19/01029/F.
Land at Roberts Lane Poole BH17 7BL
Received 15 Jun 2026 - Prior Approval Not Required8/24/0224/PNHH
Prior Approval Procedure of single storey rear extension to measure 6m in length, with a maximum height of 3m and height to eaves of 3m.
6 Warren Avenue Christchurch Dorset BH23 3JX
Received 28 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/01111/F
Variation of Condition 2 of planning permission APP/20/01312/F to replace approved drawings as follows: 1617P/100b Site plan with 1617R1/100a, 1617P/105b Proposed Ground Floor Plan with 1617R1/105e, 1617P/106c Proposed First Floor Plan with 1617R1/106a, 1617P/107b Proposed Front and Rear Elevation with 1617R1/107h, 1617P/108b Proposed Side Elevations with 1617R1/108f
27 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, BH13 7AG
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Application Approved7-2024-29348
Single storey side extension and associated alterations
12 Vernalls Close Bournemouth BH10 7HA
Received 19 Nov 2024 - Application RefusedTP/24/00782/X
Holm Oak - Fell
20B Balcombe Road, Poole, BH13 6DY
Received 27 Sept 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00731/F
Construction of a new summer house and landscaping
11 Western Road, Poole, BH13 7BE
Received 25 May 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/03948/TTPO
G2 - Poplar - Remove all significant deadwood throughout the canpoy and crossing dangerous branches. T2- Oak - Carry out a light canpoy reduction of apporximately 1-2m in height and spread (from c.10M x 2m to c. 1m x1-2m), focusing on over-extended brances to rebalance, reshape, and lighten the crown.
Quattro Livelli 14A Mount Grace Drive Poole BH14 8NB
Received 3 Oct 2025 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/02009/REG14
1xsycamore - split limb has come to rest on a garage roof of neighbouring flats - remove limb
3 Mount Road Poole BH14 0QW
Received 16 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04473/TTPO
T1 - Conifer - Fell T2 - Conifer - Fell
New Dawn 19 Spur Hill Avenue Poole BH14 9PH
Received 3 Nov 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01212/LB
Listed Building Consent for internal fire safety upgrades consisting of: replacement of control panel and call point; installation of additional manual call point; and replacement fire doors to kitchen and electrical cupboard
Mayors Parlour 30 High Street Christchurch BH23 1AY
Received 17 Mar 2026 - Application Refused8/22/0645/HOU
Alteration & extension of existing side extension to create first floor living space, including 2 no. dormer windows (Amended description)
Woodpecker Cottage Bramble Lane Christchurch BH23 5NB
Received 29 Jul 2022 - Application Approved8/24/0144/HOU
Single storey rear extension with roof lantern and bi/fold doors to include associated internal alterations. Alterations to the existing wall to the rear of the site.
5 Fulmar Road Christchurch BH23 4BJ
Received 28 Feb 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01183/TTPO
T1 - Lime - Crown Reduction of up to 3 metres T2 - Spruce - Crown Lift of up to 3 metres from Ground Level
17 Belle Vue Road Poole BH14 8TW
Received 29 Apr 2025 - Application Withdrawn7-2022-1473-F
Demolition of existing block of flats and erection of a block of 7 flats with bin and cycle store
6 Crabton Close Road Bournemouth BH5 1HL
Received 14 Nov 2022 - Application RefusedP/25/04297/CONDR
Removal of condition no.4 and variation and rewording of condition nos. 1 (Plans List), 3 (Soft Landscape), 5 (Hard Landscape), 7 (Surface Water Drainage), 9 (Parking and Turning Areas) and 13 (Cycle Store) of approved application 7-2019-13452-F (Original description - Alterations and extensions to block of 3 flats to create a total of 6 flats, with parking, bin and cycle storage) for amendments to include internal re-configuration of the flats and alterations to the built form, external layout, parking and bin storage to reflect the on site arrangements (Retrospective).
44 Newstead Road Bournemouth BH6 3HL
Received 23 Oct 2025 - Application Approved7-2022-27522-A
Erection of a single storey rear extension
15 Leven Close Bournemouth BH4 9LP
Received 18 Jul 2022 - Does Not Require ConsentP/25/02218/REG14
T18 - Silver birch - fell
7 Surrey Gardens Bournemouth BH4 9HY
Received 26 Jun 2025 - Application Approved7-2025-28954-(TPD)
Prior notification procedure - Erection of a single storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 8.0m, for which the maximum height would be 3.0m and for which the height of the eaves would be 3.0m
55 Highfield Road Bournemouth BH9 2SE
Received 20 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/00532/FUL
Change of use of an existing outbuilding within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse for use as a small scale appointment only dog grooming business
94 Scarf Road Poole BH17 8QL
Received 9 Feb 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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