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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 dates22,090Searchable applications
885Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 17,573 approved or refused records
2,862Refused applications
14,711 approved · 2,862 refused · 720 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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 Approved7-2024-11464-E
Proposed ancillary annexe
6 Dalmeny Road Bournemouth BH6 4BN
Received 1 Aug 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/23/00170/F
Install additional roof lights and replace balcony balustrade with planar glass.
7 Broomrigg, 5 Belle Vue Road, Poole, BH14 8UE
Received 6 Feb 2023 - Application ApprovedP/25/04982/CONDR
Variation of condition No.6 (Noise (amplified music)) of planning permission 7-2022-11229-P (Original description of development - Erection of a single storey building for use as a cafe, involving demolition of existing open-air cafe ) to reword the condition to a Noise Management Plan is required prior to first use hereby permitted
The Beach House Cafe Mudeford Sandbank Bournemouth BH6 4EN
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00131/F
Single storey side and rear extension.
54 Yarmouth Road, Poole, BH12 1LX
Received 28 Jan 2022 - Application WithdrawnP/25/03712/NMA
Non Material Amendment to planning application APP/24/01049/F Revised boundary fence height
47 Hythe Road Poole BH15 3NN
Received 22 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/21/00853/X
T3 Silver Birch - Fell
25A Ravine Road, Poole, BH13 7HT
Received 14 Oct 2021 - Application Approved8/22/0579/FUL
Convert 2 dwellings back to single dwelling.
27 Arcadia Road Christchurch BH23 2JF
Received 11 Jul 2022 - Application Approved7-2024-23085-J
Retrospective application for the creation of a residential flat for use as a holiday let at basement level and alterations to boundary treatment to North and retention of canopy.
Whitley Court West Cliff Gardens Bournemouth BH2 5HL
Received 3 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01758/HOU
External elevation alterations, garden fence re-position and replacement of driveway material to porous material.
73 Salterns Road Poole BH14 8BL
Received 3 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedTP/24/00561/X
C1 & C2 Ornamental Cherry - Fell and replant. C3 - Ornamental Cherry - Reduce the spread & height of this tree. Overall spread to be reduced by approx 2m. Height to be reduced by no more than 1.5m. C4 - Cordyline - Fell and replant. C5 - Conifer - Fell and replant.
3 The Glen, 166 Canford Cliffs Road, Poole, BH13 7ES
Received 8 Aug 2024 - Application Approved7-2024-17372-C
8 x Holly Trees - fell
108 Bear Cross Avenue Bournemouth BH11 9NZ
Received 14 May 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/05028/HOU
Erection of a single storey side and rear wraparound extension, first floor side extension, and loft conversion and side dormer with associated internal and external alterations.
13 Mayfield Avenue Poole BH14 9NY
Received 4 Dec 2025 - Application WithdrawnP/26/02424/TTPO
T1 - Lawson cypress - Fell
Sora 33A Alton Road Poole BH14 8SN
Received 22 May 2026 - No Objections RaisedTP/24/00751/X
T1 - Magnolia - Reduce crown by up to 1m all round and crown raise to 5.2m over alleyway
106 Garland Road, Poole, BH15 2LD
Received 23 Sept 2024 - Application Approved7-2023-28808-A
Installation of a vehicular crossover and hardstanding to the front
39 Draycott Road Bournemouth BH10 5AP
Received 14 Feb 2023 - Application Approved7-2024-24674-A
Rear extension to garage to form office/hobby room to include basement for storage, decking and steps to rear
160 East Howe Lane Bournemouth BH10 5JG
Received 27 Mar 2024 - Split DecisionP/26/01178/TTPO
T1 - Monterey Cypress - Reduce lowest overextended branches pointing east and west, by up to 3m back to appropriate growth points. T2 - Holm Oak - Crown lift by removing the 3x lowest branches. Crown reduction of the top of tree by up to 2.5m back to appropriate growth points. T3 - Sunburst - Along the left boundary reduce back to previous cuts, removing roughly 1.5m of new small diameter new growth.
12 Canford Cliffs Avenue Poole BH14 9QN
Received 16 Mar 2026 - Application Withdrawn7-2021-28373
Application for a Certificate of Lawful Development for proposed single storey extension to dwellinghouse
16 Horton Close Bournemouth BH9 3PH
Received 10 Nov 2021 - Application ApprovedP/26/01904/TTPO
T1 Whitebeam • Remove snapped hanging branch above near garden of No 33 Princess Road • Crown raise up to 4m to leave an even balanced crown • Remove third smaller competing stem sandwiched between the two main stems • Remove all shortened poorly pruned branch stubs • Reduce northerly aspect away from properties back to outside edge of pathway Reason: Works required to remove defective and competing stems, raise crown for safe clearance, reduce overhang towards adjacent properties and pathway, and remove hazardous dead/poorly pruned branches to improve safety and tree condition.
Flat 1 33 Princess Road Poole BH12 1BG
Received 24 Apr 2026 - Application RefusedP/26/01592/ADV
Advertisement consent for two digital 75-inch LCD display screens, one on each side of the Street Hub unit.
o/s 475 Wimborne Road, Bournemouth, BH9 2AN
Received 9 Apr 2026 - Application Approved7-2021-28353-(TPD)
Prior notification procedure for the demolition of the existing conservatory and mono pitched building and the erection of a single storey rear extension that measures 7m in length, 2.55m to the eaves and 3.3m in height
29 Alton Road Bournemouth BH10 4AB
Received 25 Oct 2021 - Application Approved8/24/0876/HOU
Proposed garage extension and rear extension to the main dwelling.
7 Abbots Close Christchurch BH23 5BH
Received 23 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedP/25/01122/PNHH
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 2.99 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 2.99 metres.
27 Plumer Road Poole BH17 7HD
Received 25 Apr 2025 - (Refused) Appeal Dismissed7-2022-8635-C
Alterations and extensions to dwellinghouse - Revised application
26 Eldon Road Bournemouth BH9 2RT
Received 23 Mar 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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