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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 dates21,772Searchable applications
885Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 17,296 approved or refused records
2,818Refused applications
14,478 approved · 2,818 refused · 709 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
Council contacts
- 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 Withdrawn7-2022-27174-B
Non-material Amendment to application No. 7-2019-27174 to amend to the fenestration
65 Horsham Avenue Bournemouth BH10 7JF
Received 12 Sept 2022 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/03857/FUL
Sever land and the erection of 1no. detached bungalow and 3no. detached chalet bungalows with vehicular access and car parking
7 and 8 Heanor Close Bournemouth BH10 5DU
Received 12 Aug 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/01584/HOU
Loft Conversion including new side dormer plus front and rear facing windows in gable walls plushigh level roof lights. Change interlocking roof tiles to slates.
7 Selfridge Avenue Bournemouth BH6 4NB
Received 23 May 2025 - Application Approved7-2022-19372-B
Alterations and single storey extension to ground floor flat
8 Paisley Road Bournemouth BH6 5ET
Received 7 Feb 2022 - Application Refused7-2025-26319-D
T1 -Monterey Pine - Fell to ground level
1 Tasso Riverbank 40 1 Wick Lane Bournemouth BH6 4JX
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00586/F
Install a roof terrace on the top floor with privacy screening and glass balconies, accessed via a proposed external staircase installed on the lower roof. Addition of an air conditioning unit on the rear lower roof.
Aldinga, 25 Brudenell Avenue, Poole, BH13 7NW
Received 23 May 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/00392/RM
Reserved matters application following outline permission APP/23/00382/P for Landscaping only
St Peters Church Hall 10 Chapel Road Poole BH14 0JU
Received 18 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/01351/F
Demolition of existing outbuilding, construction of new outbuilding.
38 Penn Hill Avenue, Poole, BH14 9LZ
Received 12 Dec 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-4336-W
Non-Material Amendment to vary condition 1 of Full Planning Permission (7-2020-4336-T), to substitute original drawings submitted in planning application for new drawings
Templeman House Leedam Road Bournemouth BH10 6HP
Received 1 Oct 2024 - Application Withdrawn7-2021-1173-C
Demolition of existing building and erection of a dwellinghouse with bin & cycle stores
Land at 46 Hawkwood Road fronting Crabton Close Road Bournemouth BH5 1DP
Received 14 Dec 2021 - Application Approved7-2024-29112
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use of dwellinghouse for five people living together as a single household and receiving care.
Apple House Care Home 186 Seafield Road Bournemouth BH6 5LJ
Received 12 Feb 2024 - Prior Approval Not Required7-2022-28662-(TPD)
Prior notification procedure for the erection of a flat-roof single-storey extension to the rear elevation projecting 4.5m beyond the original rear wall, with a maximum height of 2.8m to the eaves
40 Pine Vale Crescent Bournemouth BH10 6BH
Received 18 Aug 2022 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00055/X
Removal of 4 x Thuja Plicata from hedge
Rowington Hall, 4 Dover Close, Poole, BH13 6EA
Received 23 Jan 2024 - No Objections RaisedP/26/02006/REG14
1x Pine - dead -fell
17 Burngate Road Poole BH15 4HS
Received 30 Apr 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/04009/NMA
Non Material amendment to planning application P-26103-030225 to change to the roof fall direction, revised positions of doors and windows, and an increased roof overhang to the front elevation of Garden room.
133 Western Avenue Bournemouth BH10 6HQ
Received 7 Oct 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01867/TTPO
T1 - Sweet Chestnut - Raise canopy to a height of 4.5m, Target prune low over-attenuated branch growing towards the school. Remove any major deadwood
St Clements Vicarage St Clement's Road Bournemouth BH1 4DZ
Received 23 Apr 2026 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/03766/FUL
Replacement of a defective boundary retaining wall that extends continuously along the North (rear) boundaries of the six affected properties. Wall is masonry construction and exceeds 2m height in places.
31-41 Belle Vue Crescent Bournemouth BH6 3BW
Received 6 Aug 2026 - Application Approved7-2021-21043-F
Alterations and single storey extension to dwellinghouse
1 Shillingstone Drive Bournemouth BH9 3LR
Received 4 Oct 2021 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00064/F
Variation of Conditions 2 and 4 of Planning Permission APP/20/00424/F as described in that description of development to insert a rooflight over the stairwell and an additional high level rooflight over bedroom 2.
7 Canford Cliffs Avenue, Poole, BH14 9QN
Received 17 Jan 2022 - Application Under ConsiderationP/26/05058/TCA
T1 – Lawson Cypress (Neighbour’s Garden) — Remove the lowest five (5) branches encroaching over the client’s property boundary. T2 – Monterey Cypress (Neighbour’s Garden) — Trim back overhanging branches to the boundary opening point and remove lowest limbs growing over the garden to increase clearance. T3 – Sycamore (Neighbour’s Garden) — Remove the lowest five (5) branches overhanging the client’s boundary and reduce back higher overhanging branches by approximately 20% to manage spread and lessen shading.
19 St John's Road Bournemouth BH5 1EQ
Received 19 Oct 2026 - Application ApprovedP/25/02453/FUL
Erect a wooden fence up to 1.95m in height and erection of a garden shed (Part Retrospective)
1, 1A, 3, 3A Saulfland Place Christchurch BH23 4QP
Received 9 Jul 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/02187/CLE
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of the property as House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4)
68 Victoria Avenue Bournemouth BH9 2RP
Received 12 May 2026 - Does Not Require Consent8/24/0513/REG14
T4+T13-Scots Pine - Fell T10-Silver Birch - Fell G1-1 x Scots Pine & 2 x Silver Birch - Fell G2-7 x Silver Birch - Fell G3-1 x Silver Birch & 4 x Cherry - Fell Plus 1 x Scots Pine (near entrance) - Fell
Tall Trees 7 Matchams Lane Christchurch BH23 6TT
Received 7 Aug 2024 - Application Refused7-2022-15225-B
Demolition of existing dwellinghouse and erection of 4 dwellings including formation of new vehicular and pedestrian access.
6 Grosvenor Road Bournemouth BH4 8BL
Received 7 Jun 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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