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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 dates22,511Searchable applications
892Recorded as pending
84%Approval rate · 17,921 approved or refused records
2,904Refused applications
15,017 approved · 2,904 refused · 737 withdrawn.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 Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.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
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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions
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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 ApprovedP/25/03456/HOU
Demolition of existing garage and ground and first floor rear and side extensions.
56 Malvern Road Bournemouth BH9 3AJ
Received 8 Sept 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02058/TTPO
T1 - Ash Tree - Crown reduction of 1–2 metres to the lateral growth of the Ash tree on the side facing the property.
38 Bournemouth Road Poole BH14 0ES
Received 17 Jun 2025 - Application Approved8/22/0617/HOU
Single storey rear and front extensions. Convert loft to provide first floor accommodation.
6 Imber Drive Christchurch BH23 5BG
Received 20 Jul 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/01952/CLP
Certificate of lawfulness for proposed use or development for a dormer to the side (south) roof slope.
92 Alder Road Poole BH12 2AH
Received 11 Jun 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/04986/FUL
Dropped kerb to the driveway of the property to provide vehicle parking and new access.
Flat 2 9 Woodside Road Poole BH14 9JH
Received 3 Dec 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/00287/FUL
Temporary siting of a replacement MRI Scanner
67-73 Lansdowne Road Bournemouth BH1 1RW
Received 13 Mar 2025 - Application RefusedAPP/24/01191/F
Conversions of the existing garage to ancillary annexe that would provide additional accommodation for a family relative and would include elevational alterations and changing the roof from flat roof to a hipped roof.
81 Alder Road, Poole, BH12 2AB
Received 28 Oct 2024 - Application RefusedP/25/00856/PNHH
Prior Notification for a Single storey rear extension, would extend beyond the rear wall of the original house by 4m, the maximum height from ground level is 3.9m, the height of the eaves from ground level is 2.45mSingle storey rear extension.
1 Elise Close Bournemouth BH7 7HQ
Received 8 Apr 2025 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00181/J
Certificate of lawfulness for existing use or operation to confirm the use class as E.
Unit 1, Rear Of 113 Old Parkstone Dairy, Commercial Road, Poole, BH14 0JD
Received 10 Feb 2022 - Application ApprovedP/25/00659/CONDR
Variation of conditions 3, 6 & 8 of planning permission APP/24/00021/P as described in that description of development to facilitate a revised layout and to correct LPA typographical errors
154 Magna Road Bournemouth BH11 9NB
Received 28 Mar 2025 - Application ApprovedP/26/01004/CLP
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed workshop building in rear garden
18 Pickford Road Bournemouth BH9 2RS
Received 6 Mar 2026 - Application RefusedTP/24/01064/X
T1 Oak - Crown reduction to leave approximate finished height of 18m and width of 12m approximately 30% reduction. Tree is enormous and is causing excessive shade. T2 Oak - Crown reduction to leave finished height of 8m and width of 4m. Tree is in a poor condition and causing excessive shade.
29 Merley Ways, Wimborne, BH21 1QN
Received 17 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/22/00826/F
Variation of condition 16 of Planning Permission APP/21/01118/F as described in that Description of Development to: increase the building footprint; increase the roof pitch; amend the balcony design, fenestration and rooflight.
29 West Way, Broadstone, BH18 9LW
Received 14 Jun 2022 - Application Approved7-2022-28267-B
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed alterations and additions to roof of bungalow to form 1st floor level
75 Brierley Road Bournemouth BH10 6EG
Received 24 Jan 2022 - Application Approved7-2021-23257-C
Alterations and extensions to dwelling including new roof forming extended first floor, balcony, ground floor extension and new front porch
3 Lascelles Road Bournemouth BH7 6NF
Received 1 Nov 2021 - Does Not Require Consent8/24/0304/REG14
T1-Elm. Fell dead tree to ground level.
32 Stour Way Christchurch BH23 2PG
Received 13 May 2024 - Application ApprovedAPP/23/00013/F
Alterations of the existing building to include single storey side and rear extensions (amended scheme)
37 Bingham Avenue, Poole, BH14 8ND
Received 5 Jan 2023 - Application RefusedP/25/00641/CLE
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for an existing HMO.
18 Stanfield Road Bournemouth BH9 2NP
Received 27 Mar 2025 - Application Refused7-2022-12858-E
Single storey side extension to Flat 1.
Flat 1 2 Richmond Park Crescent Bournemouth BH8 9BU
Received 16 May 2022 - Application ApprovedP/26/00909/FUL
Sever garden & erect dwelling.
78 Merley Lane Poole BH21 1RZ
Received 3 Mar 2026 - Application Approved7-2024-29378
Extensions to dwelling to include a new roof, 1st floor level and internal alterations
24 Ken Road Bournemouth BH6 3EU
Received 16 Dec 2024 - Application ApprovedTP/25/00114/X
English Oak (LTS.28) is located on the South side of the Canford School Golf Club and to the East of Lower Tadmore Rugby Pitch on the Western border of the woodland area requires a tree topping of the entire crown (North facing branches as shown in the photo LTS.28 (1)) to provide sufficient clearance to nearby productions and sport spectators located in the area. The photo LTS.28 (1) shows the recommended pruning line shown in red. This will also reduce prevailing wind pressure from the South East with the sail of the tree and reduce the risk of tree failure. The remaining photos display signs of decay with differing colourations in the bark (bleeding canker) surrounding the trunk on the West from 0.5m above base to 2m and East sides at 2.5m. Burrowing insects holes are present on the bark of the tree on the North side of the tree from 0.5m above base to 3m. 40% circumference of the tree base shows visible bark decay as protentional for weakness from the West side root zone.
Canford School, Canford Magna, Wimborne, BH21 3AD
Received 13 Feb 2025 - Application ApprovedP/25/02057/BNG
Application to discharge the statutory Biodiversity Gain condition as required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating to REF NO APP/25/00040/F Demolition of existing building and erection of a block of 7 flats with associated access car parking, bin and cycle storage.
88 Fernside Road, Poole, BH15 2JN
Received 17 Jun 2025 - No Objections Raised7-2022-526-CP
Mimosa, reduce overall extent (crown reduction) of tree by up to 1.5 metres.
56 Braidley Road Bournemouth BH2 6JY
Received 25 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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