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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 dates22,397Searchable applications
911Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 17,808 approved or refused records
2,886Refused applications
14,922 approved · 2,886 refused · 731 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 27 Feb 2020 to 26 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 27 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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
- Does Not Require ConsentP/25/02462/REG14
Horse chestnut - located at entrance driveway to property - fell
2 Berwick Road Bournemouth BH3 7BB
Received 10 Jul 2025 - Application Refused8/21/0939/HOU
Proposed side extension, loft conversion and dormer extension
10 Court Close Christchurch BH23 3PG
Received 29 Sept 2021 - Application Approved8/22/0404/HOU
Two storey rear infill extension
34 Grove Road West Christchurch BH23 2DJ
Received 6 May 2022 - Application ApprovedP/26/01355/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey extension, flat roof with roof lantern. Height: 3m of extension (exc top of roof lantern) Measurements: 4.6m wide by 3.5m deep & 2m off the boundary wall.
42 Blake Dene Road Poole BH14 8HH
Received 25 Mar 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-2810-N
T1 - Holm Oak - reduce over-extended branch by 2m, crown lift to 5.2m over the public highway and 2.3m over the public footpath, remove epicormic growth up to 8m, crown thin by 5% removing crossing and rubbing branches. T5 - Holly - Crown lift to 3m. T6 - Yew - Crown lift to 3m.
Forest Gate 17 Dean Park Road Bournemouth BH1 1HU
Received 6 Feb 2024 - Split DecisionTP/21/00926/X
T1: Scots Pine - Dismantle T2: T3, T4, T5, T6, T7 and T8: Scots Pines - Fell T9: Scots Pine - Crown lift to 6m. G2: Mixed Hedge - Fell G3: 3 Scots Pine - Fell
29 Ashwood Drive, Broadstone, BH18 8LN
Received 9 Nov 2021 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00553/F
Replace existing bow bay windows with box bay windows
29 Caledon Road, Poole, BH14 9NL
Received 16 May 2024 - Application RefusedP/26/03435/CLE
Lawful development certificate for existing use of land for storage of scaffolding and associated storage, retention of building as ancillary office and storage and associated parking of vehicles
2 Red Cottages Christchurch Road Christchurch BH23 6AE
Received 22 Jul 2026 - Application ApprovedP/26/02745/FUL
Change of Use from Takeaway (Use Class E/Sui Generis) to Betting Office (Sui Generis). Install 3x A/C condenser units and 1x satellite dishes to the rear
Ground Floor 141 High Street Poole BH15 1AS
Received 12 Jun 2026 - Application Withdrawn7-2023-11882-F
Variation of condition no. 9 of application 7-2021-11882-C to provide a new bin store for collection day purposes (Erection of two dwellings and formation of parking spaces and single storey extension to existing dwellinghouse - Revised application)
41 Burleigh Road Bournemouth BH6 5EA
Received 6 Feb 2023 - No Objections RaisedTP/23/00099/DDD
Fell of Silver Birch tree T1 as it has honey fungus all the way up the main trunk, the back branches are totally dead therefore is dangerous.
8 Burton Road, Poole, BH13 6DU
Received 1 Feb 2023 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00027/F
Insertion of low threshold doors and new hardstanding
99 Hasler Road, Poole, BH17 9AL
Received 10 Jan 2022 - Application RefusedTP/21/00904/X
T1: Oak - Reduce back to previous growth points at 3.5m. Email recieved by agent Reduce the upper crown by approximately 2.5 metre's slightly above previous heavy pruning cuts, leaving the lower growth to hopefully regenerate for overall tree health.
91 Lynwood Drive, Wimborne, BH21 1UU
Received 2 Nov 2021 - Application Approved7-2021-16746-AV
Change of use to a Towns Fund Engagement Office including use as a local community meeting place, small engagement events, learning centre, with ancillary office, for a temporary period until 31.3.2026 - Regulation 3
30-32 Royal Arcade Bournemouth BH1 4BT
Received 22 Sept 2021 - Split DecisionP/26/01109/TTPO
T1 - Beech - Undertake a full crown reduction of no more than 1.25m from the tips inwards. Ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and that no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter. T5 - Scots Pine - Fell to ground level. T6 - Scots Pine - Fell to ground level.
15 De Mauley Road Poole BH13 7HD
Received 11 Mar 2026 - Application Refused8/21/0824/PNHH
Prior Approval of single storey rear extension to measure 5.00m in length, with a maximum height of 3.00m and height to eaves of 2.40m.
64 Braemar Drive Christchurch BH23 5NT
Received 18 Aug 2021 - Application ApprovedP/25/00842/HOU
Single story rear extension with flat roof
5 Stalbridge Road Poole BH17 7AS
Received 7 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/24/00255/F
Front elevation extension cropped gable, to accommodate an attic conversion.
14 Moor View Road, Poole, BH15 3LS
Received 4 Mar 2024 - Application Approved7-2022-21619-B
Alterations, extension to first and second floor of the premises and re-modelling to form 4 x additional flats (6 flats in total)
15 Frances Road Bournemouth BH1 3RY
Received 19 Aug 2022 - Application Approved7-2024-29086
Alterations and roof extension to dwelling
148 Western Avenue Bournemouth BH10 6HL
Received 19 Mar 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/22/00587/X
T1: Holm Oak - Fell as close to ground level. Replant with 2 Nursery grown 1.5-2m Apple trees.
Holly Hill Lodge, 9 Alington Road, BH14 8LX
Received 10 Aug 2022 - Application Approved7-2024-7649-D
Extension of a ground-floor flat with a front garden modification for private parking and drop kerb.
47 Stourcliffe Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3PU
Received 5 Feb 2024 - Application Approved8/25/0060/HOU
Single storey side extension with pitched roof.
20 Buce Hayes Close Christchurch BH23 5HJ
Received 31 Jan 2025 - Application Approved7-2022-28463-(TPD)
Prior notification procedure - The erection of a single-storey rear extension, which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by a maximum of 4.1m, for which the maximum height would be 3 metres and height to the eaves would also be 3m, with the roof proposed being a flat roof
202 Iford Lane Bournemouth BH6 5NE
Received 7 Feb 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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