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See all 61,111 planning applications since 2016, 1,348 in the last 90 days, from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council across 12 towns and areas and 20 postcode districts. Search and filter them by date, status, development type or number of homes, see the latest on the map, or get a free alert for new applications. In the year to March 2026, Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council decided 2,244 planning applications and approved 83%; 44% of householder decisions were made within eight weeks.

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Areas: Poole 586Bournemouth 492Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) 203Merley 31Bearwood 14Merritown 3Throop and Holdenhurst 2Sopley 1
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Yesterday Application Under Consideration P/26/05236/TCA

Henley Court 34 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 3PD

G1 - Mixed Species - Crown lift to 3-5m T2 - Sycamore - Crown lift to 3-5m T4 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level T5 - Sycamore - Pollard to a height of...

Tree work in a Conservation Area Bcp
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Yesterday Application Under Consideration P/26/05234/BNG

16 Leyton House 10 Wharncliffe Road Bournemouth BH5 1AH

Application to discharge (“the biodiversity gain plan”) as required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating ...

Biodiversity gain condition discharge Bcp
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Yesterday Approved 27 Oct P/26/05231/REG14

28 Elphinstone Road Christchurch BH23 5LL

1x Silver Birch - Dead - Fell

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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Yesterday Application Under Consideration P/26/05230/REG14

Flat 1 Churchill Lodge 234 Sandbanks Road Poole BH14 8HA

1x Alder - Rocking in high winds - Fell 1x Alder - Fail

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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Yesterday Application Under Consideration P/26/05229/REG14

19 Lower Golf Links Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8BQ

Beech - Snapped top & weakened - Fell

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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Yesterday Application Under Consideration P/26/05226/REG14

1 Westover Mews 4 Portarlington Road Bournemouth BH4 8BT

T24 - Copper Beech - Root decay - Fell

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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Yesterday Application Under Consideration P/26/05162/BNG

5 Seafield Road Bournemouth BH6 3JE

pplication to discharge (“the biodiversity gain plan”) as required by paragraph 13 of Schedule 7A to the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 relating t...

Biodiversity gain condition discharge Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05203/TTPO

16 Clover Drive Poole BH17 7US

T1 - Cedar - Crown lift to create clear separation from ground level of up to 4m.

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05202/TTPO

42 Widworthy Drive Poole BH18 9BD

T1 - Thuja plicata - Raise the crown to 4m from ground level via the removal of select primary branches.

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05196/FUL

13 Mayfield Avenue Poole BH14 9NY

Retrospective application for the removal of the front elevation wall of dwellinghouse and erection of new front elevation wall and front boundary tre...

Full Planning Permission Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05195/TTPO

3 Mount Road Poole BH14 0QW

T1 - Holm oak - Crown lift to 5.2 metres over the road as per statutory requirements. Crown lift to 4 metres over the pavement and garden, by the remo...

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05193/TTPO

24 Pearce Avenue Poole BH14 8EQ

T1 - Oak - Prune back the limbs that are overhanging the garage on the north west side of the tree, to up to 3 metres to the growth points.

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05192/TTPO

37 Orchard Avenue Poole BH14 8AH

T1 - Yew - Fell

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05191/ADV

2 Holdenhurst Road Bournemouth BH8 8AD

Advertisement consent for installation of 1 no. internally illuminated fascia sign and 1 no. internally illuminated projecting sign.

Consent to display an Advertisement Bcp
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2 days ago Approved 27 Oct P/26/05189/REG14

17 Sherrin Close Poole BH15 3DZ

1x Oak - Failed stem - Fell

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05172/TTPO

24 April Cottage Talbot Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7HY

T1 – Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) - Fell to ground level. G1 – Mixed Species Tree Group - Selectively reduce and prune lateral branches extending towards o...

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05097/FUL

Land at Yarmouth Road Poole BH12 1ED

Change of use to container storage (Use Class B8) with associated works (including drainage, boundary treatments, access gate, CCTV and lighting)

Full Planning Permission Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/04725/TTPO

Opposite Driveway to 50 Branksome Wood Road Poole BH12 1HR

T1 -Holm oak, Reduce branches by 5m. T2 - Beech - Selective crown reduction by 3m, pruning and cutting back of overhanging branches from the mature oa...

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05211/REG14

19 Springfield Road Poole BH14 0LG

Lawson cypress - Removal

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05210/REG14

16 Springdale Avenue Poole BH18 9EU

Silver Birch - Fell

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05208/REG14

Back garden, 14 Widworthy Drive Poole BH18 9BD

Pine - Fell dead tree

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Approved 27 Oct P/26/05206/REG14

Front Garden, 9 Golf Links Road Poole BH18 8BE

Cypress - Fell dead tree

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05182/HOU

82 Sopers Lane Poole BH17 7EU

Single storey rear extension and and enlargement to roof for further rooms on the first floor. East and West dormers

Householder Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05181/CONDR

31-33 Wharncliffe Road Christchurch BH23 5DB

Variation of conditions 2,7,8,and 13 of Planning permission 8/24/0623/FUL Demolition of existing buildings and erection of two apartment blocks with a...

Removal or Variation of Condition Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/04770/HOU

10 Colemore Road Bournemouth BH7 6RZ

Following demolition of conservatory and prefabricated single garage a proposed single storey flat roofed rear extension and new pitched roof single g...

Householder Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05201/REG14

23 Ravine Road Poole BH13 7HT

Maritime Pine - Remove - Replacement maritime pine to planting within 2 meters of tree. Works 27/10/26

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05200/REG14

53 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LD

G41 - Beech - Reduce the weakened and damaged limb, which originates from the 11-metre union, by 3 metres. The works are limited to this one limb, and...

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Approved 26 Oct P/26/05197/REG14

2 Hinton Wood Avenue Christchurch BH23 5AA

T1 Copper beech - Remove (retrospective following tree failure during storm)

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05194/REG14

Highcliffe St Mark Primary School Greenways Christchurch BH23 5AZ

Oak - Remove Retrospectively - Works 26th Oct

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05190/REG14

Flat 2 143 Alexandra Road Poole BH14 9EP

Acacia - Fell

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Approved 26 Oct P/26/05188/REG14

Woodland, 23 Leicester Road Poole BH13 6DA

2 x Scott's Pines - Remove

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Approved 26 Oct P/26/05187/REG14

Back garden, 14 High Park Road Poole BH18 9DE

Cedar - Clear fallen tree after storm on 23rd October 2026.

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Approved 26 Oct P/26/05186/REG14

Back garden 1 Hussar Close Christchurch BH23 2TX

Poplar - The tree has fallen in storm Austen on 23rd October 2026.

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Approved 26 Oct P/26/05185/REG14

Woodleigh Court 9 Branksome Wood Road Bournemouth BH2 6BU

Retrospective - pollarding this tree at the main fork as the union is compromised, 24 / 10 / 26.

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05184/REG14

234 Runnymede Avenue Bournemouth BH11 9SP

1x Oak - Damaged - 2m lateral reduction on one side of the tree only, to make various damaged branches safe and removal/clean up of failed limb.

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Approved 26 Oct P/26/05183/REG14

Back garden 45 Bower Road Bournemouth BH8 9HQ

Silver Birch - Tree is dead

Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05180/FUL

7 Broadway Southbourne Bournemouth BH6 4HD

Demolition of the existing bungalow and garage and erection of one replacement detached dwelling and detached garage, with associated parking, turning...

Full Planning Permission Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05174/PNHH

11 Rozelle Road Poole BH14 0BX

Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwelling house by 8.00 metres, for which the maximum hei...

Prior Notification (Part 1.A Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05173/FUL

30 Iddesleigh Road Bournemouth BH3 7NQ

Change of use of House in Multiple Occupation (Class C4 ) into Family Assessment Centre (Class C2) to provide supported, supervised residential accomm...

Full Planning Permission Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05171/TTPO

22 Bingham Avenue Poole BH14 8NE

T1 - Macrocarpa - Fell to ground level and replace. The tree is very large and situated at the front of the property. the tree dose have good visual a...

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05169/TCA

11 Roslin Road Bournemouth BH3 7JB

T1 - Beech - Crown lift canopy to give 4 meter clearance from the pavement/road below

Tree work in a Conservation Area Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05168/TTPO

Ambulance Station Poole General Hospital, Longfleet Road Poole BH15 2JB

T1 - Sessile Oak - Reduce tertiary branches back to growth points to give 2 meter clearance from the building (ladybird unit) on the north-west side o...

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05167/TTPO

26 St Clair Road Poole BH13 7JR

T1. Monterey Cypress - Reduce tertiary growth growing near property by up to 1 metre only back to growth points. Remove one low lying secondary branch...

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05165/HOU

15 Kellaway Road Poole BH17 8PD

Infill to the front of the property and addition of a first floor.

Householder Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/05164/HOU

92 Feversham Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9NJ

Carport and canopy to front, rear extension, chimney removal and new window

Householder Bcp
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2 days ago Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/04832/HOU

69 Good Road Poole BH12 3HW

Retrospective application for permission to retain the reduced boundary fence at a height of 1.8 metres

Householder Bcp
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2 days ago Application Under Consideration P/26/04732/CLP

66 Shaftesbury Road Bournemouth BH8 8ST

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single-storey side extension.

Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use or development Bcp
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23 Oct 2026 Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05151/TTPO

Nightingales 5 Milner Road Bournemouth BH4 8AD

T1 - Oak - Reduce lower secondary branches growing over the neighbouring property’s garden area by 2m to a suitable growing point up to a height of 4....

Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Bcp
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23 Oct 2026 Registered - Awaiting Allocation P/26/05163/HOU

12 Brook Road Bournemouth BH10 5NH

Hip to gable loft conversion including raise in ridge height, Juliet balcony, new side dormer and cladding on porch.

Householder Bcp
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23 Oct 2026 Application Under Consideration P/26/05160/FUL

385 Charminster Road Bournemouth BH8 9QT

Change of use from Class C4 HMO, to 9 person/9 bedroom Sui Generis HMO.

Full Planning Permission Bcp
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47%decided within 8 weeks19 pts below UK
87%approved3 pts below UK
341of 388UK rank for speeddown 85 places on last year

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Frequently asked questions

How long does Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council take to decide a planning application?
Across the 5,087 applications Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council decided in the last 12 months, the median time from validation to decision was 58 days, and 47% were decided within 8 weeks. The UK median over the same period is 54 days.
What proportion of planning applications does Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council approve?
87% of the applications Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council decided in the last 12 months were approved. Withdrawn applications are not counted as decisions.
Where does this planning application data come from?
Every application on this page comes from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's public planning register (planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk). Plota collects it, adds a map location and a category, and links each record back to the council's own entry, which is the authoritative version.
How often is this page updated?
Plota checks Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's register every day and adds new applications, status changes and decisions as the council publishes them. The register was last checked on 28 Oct 2026.
Where can I see the plans and documents for an application?
Plans, drawings and officer reports are held on Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's own website. Where the council publishes a document list, it appears on the application's page here with each item linking to the council's copy; otherwise the "View original council record" link on every application opens the council's entry.

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Plota holds 61,111 planning applications from Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council since 2016, each counted once: 9,282 current records, received since 19 Jul 2023, and 51,829 earlier ones in the Plota archive, searchable by location and keyword. 1,348 were received in the last 90 days. Current records are collected from the council's public register at planning.bcpcouncil.gov.uk and checked every day; the last check was on 28 Oct 2026. Each record carries the council's reference, address, proposal, dates, status and decision, with a map location and Plota's classification by type and procedure added. The council's own record is the authoritative version; every entry here links to it.

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