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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 dates21,560Searchable applications
887Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 17,117 approved or refused records
2,785Refused applications
14,332 approved · 2,785 refused · 704 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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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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 Approved7-2022-5216-AF
Prior Approval Procedure - Change of use of ground and 1st floor offices (Class E) to form 1 residential unit (Class C3)
2 Clarendon Road Bournemouth BH4 8AH
Received 27 Jul 2022 - Split Decision8/22/0625/TTPO
T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Crown Thin by 50% of epicormic growth and remove deadwood. T2 - Horse Chestnut - Crown Thin by 10% and remove deadwood. T3 - Sycamore - Crown Thin by 10% and remove deadwood.
Block E 45 Montagu Park Waterford Place Highcliffe BH23 5LG
Received 25 Jul 2022 - Application Approved8/22/0129/HOU
Side extension with new roof and loft conversion to create additional rooms
94 Pauntley Road Christchurch BH23 3JW
Received 15 Feb 2022 - Application Approved7-2024-4287-J
Outline submission for demolition of existing building and erection of building for student accommodation (Sui Generis), including ancillary infrastructure
Bourne House 23 Hinton Road Bournemouth BH1 2EF
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00941/X
T,1 beech Cut back from building by 2 m to provide ample clearance
Pine Park Mansions, 3 Wilderton Road
Received 29 Oct 2024 - Application Approved7-2022-20305-B
Change of use from a coffee lounge/bar (Use Class E(b)) to a drinking establishment (Sui Generis) due to an increase in sales of alcoholic drinks
360 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 9RX
Received 11 Oct 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/00149/FUL
Change of use of the highway for outdoor seating and erection of a raised deck and fencing
360 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 9RX
Received 5 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02273/TTPO
T1 - Mimosa group - Reduce and reshape by 2-3 metres on the top and 1 metre on the sides.
1 The Glen 166 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7ES
Received 15 May 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/01342/F
Two storey side extension plus a single storey rear extension
55 Cavan Crescent, Poole, BH17 7EY
Received 29 Sept 2022 - Application ApprovedP/26/01423/LB
Listed Building Consent for works to front elevation, including timber repairs, replacement leadwork and guttering to bay window, replacement of failed bricks to brick piers and parapet arches, works to tracery of second-floor bay window and removal, refurbishing and refixing of balcony cast-iron fretwork
95 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 1EP
Received 30 Mar 2026 - Application ApprovedTP/24/01061/X
See report REF 295 and plans REF 295 A & B. In summary, possible minor root pruning (likely less than 25mm) is proposed on the edge of the RPA for a Scots Pine (T1) to facilitate replacing a retaining wall. And the understorey of Rhodedendrons (average Dia. 10-15cm) are proposed to be removed between T1 & T2. Replanted with mixed perrenials and shrubs as part of the landscaping plan.
53 Ashwood Drive, Broadstone, BH18 8LN
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/26/01441/HOU
Erection of single storey rear & side extensions and two storey side extension. Re-model and alterations to external materials & window design, and the installation of new solar panels & roof lights.
20 Glengarry Way Christchurch BH23 4EH
Received 31 Mar 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-29035-B
Demolition of rear conservatory and construction of a single storey rear extension with associated internal alterations to convert existing 5 person HMO to a 6 person HMO
11 Bemister Road Bournemouth BH9 1LF
Received 29 Jul 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01169/TTPO
Silver Birch tree - fell
Silverwood Arrowsmith Road Poole Wimborne BH21 3BE
Received 29 Apr 2025 - (Refused) Appeal DismissedAPP/22/01202/F
Sever land and erect detached eco dwelling.
1 Felton Road, Poole, BH14 0QR
Received 29 Aug 2022 - Application ApprovedP/26/04598/NMA
Non-material amendment following approval of P/25/00170/FUL for Internal alterations to the layout of flats. Reduction in communal area stair wells. Repositioning of a 4th floor window in unit 33 on side elevation (south)
Carisbrooke 172 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7ES
Received 22 Sept 2026 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01072/K
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use or operation to creat a loft conversion
1A Fancy Road, Poole, BH12 4QZ
Received 24 Sept 2024 - Does Not Require Consent8/24/0757/REG14
T1-Oak - Fell defective tree to ground level
The Oaks 87 Lingwood Avenue Christchurch BH23 3JU
Received 7 Nov 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/04548/HOU
Demolition of existing rear & side conservatory/ extensions. New rear & side extensions with roof lanterns. Loft conversion. Replacement front porch. Internal & external alterations to modernise property. Garden office/ out-building.
26 Shelley Close Christchurch BH23 4HW
Received 5 Nov 2025 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00911/X
T101: Scots Pine - Remove large dead branch above bus shelter roof at 30ft from ground level plus shorter dead branch stub. All round good condition, small amount of deadwood in crown, cracks up SW side of tree.
Broadstone First School, Tudor Road, Broadstone, BH18 8AA
Received 25 Oct 2024 - Application Approved7-2022-24320-C
T1 (T2 on TPO) Oak, crown lift to 4m clearance and prune away from building to 3m clearance. T2 (T3 on TPO) Oak, crown lift to 4m clearance and reduce branch growing over parking space 13 by 2m.
Gracie Court 1453 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH10 7BT
Received 15 Aug 2022 - Application Approved8/21/1039/CLP
Rear and side extensions and a rear dormer extension .
23 Wick Lane Christchurch BH23 1HT
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00875/F
Single storey rear and side extensions to existing detached bungalow
56 Upper Road, Poole, BH12 3EW
Received 27 Jun 2022 - Split DecisionTP/22/00973/X
T1: Oak - Remove deadwood and crown reduce by 2m.
9 School Lane, Poole, BH15 3JR
Received 21 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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