Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole planning applications
SiteLens tracks and classifies every planning application submitted to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, updated daily. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council received 1,339 planning applications in the last 90 days, 18 of them major schemes.
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Recent applications in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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Harbour Cottage 7 Salterns Way Poole BH14 8JR
Five-flat replacement scheme with demolition, Poole, at full application. Demolishes existing buildings on the Salterns Way site and erects five flats with parking, access and landscaping. Demolition, groundworks, frame and brickwork packages open first, with M&E and drainage following for five…
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18-22 Poole Hill Bournemouth BH2 5PS
Six-flat listed building conversion, Bournemouth, at consent stage. Listed Building Consent for internal alterations converting first and second floor offices at 18-22 Poole Hill into six flats with bin and cycle stores. Kitchen and bathroom fit-out, partitioning and joinery suit interior trades…
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18-22 Poole Hill Bournemouth BH2 5PS
Six-flat office-to-residential conversion, Bournemouth, full application stage. Converts first and second floor offices at Poole Hill into six flats with bin and cycle stores, under a full planning application. Partitioning, kitchen and bathroom fit-out, M&E rewiring and sound insulation are the…
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46 Bure Haven Drive Christchurch BH23 4BT
Whole-house remodel with raised roof and dormers, Christchurch. Demolishes a garage, adds side and rear extensions, and rebuilds the roof with dormers and PV at full application stage. Roofing, joinery, glazing and PV installers gain most, with brickwork and groundworks following the new extensions.
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542 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4BE
First-floor rear extension for restaurant cold storage, Bournemouth. Adds a flat-roofed first-floor rear extension housing a new cold room and food store to an existing ground-floor restaurant/takeaway at full application stage. Structural steel, refrigeration plant and insulated cold-room panels…
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47 Barrack Road Christchurch BH23 1PA
House and outbuilding demolition prior approval, Christchurch. Clears the existing dwelling, garage and outbuilding at 47 Barrack Road under a permitted-development notification, with no replacement building authorised. Asbestos surveys, strip-out, licensed removal, skip hire and site clearance are…
Demolition
10 Brook Road Poole BH12 3DH
Two-storey side extension with single-storey wing and new porch, Poole. Demolishes existing porch and lean-to structures to make way for the additions at full application stage. Demolition, brickwork and roofing packages lead, with joinery and glazing following for the new porch and side elevation.
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158 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7ES
Single-storey side extension with gable roof, Poole. Extends an existing house and reshapes the hipped roof to form the gable, at householder application stage. Roofing, brickwork and joinery packages lead, with the gable reframing needing carpentry and steel.
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4 St Albans Avenue Bournemouth BH8 9EE
Single-storey rear extension replacing outbuilding, Bournemouth, full stage. Replaces an existing rear outbuilding with a single-storey extension while keeping the first-floor balcony in place. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork packages suit local small contractors, with roofing and a balcony…
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22 Freshwater Road Christchurch BH23 4PD
Householder roof enlargement and rear extension, Christchurch, full application. Removes a conservatory, adds a single-storey rear extension and converts the roof via front and rear dormers with balconies. Roofing, glazing and PV array changes give roofing and renewables subcontractors the main…
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31 Branksome Dene Road Bournemouth BH4 8JW
Rear extension and garage annexe conversion, Bournemouth, at full application stage. Replaces a rear conservatory with a single-storey extension and converts the detached garage into an annexe. Demolition, groundworks and brickwork open the job, with glazing, joinery and garage M&E packages…
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24 Stewart Road Bournemouth BH8 8NU
Lawful use certificate for a four-bed HMO, Bournemouth. It confirms 24 Stewart Road already operates as a Class C4 house in multiple occupation, with no new physical works proposed. No trade packages arise, but an established HMO may need fire-safety, M&E or kitchen and bathroom upgrades.
9 Curzon Road Bournemouth BH1 4PN
Lawful use certificate confirming HMO status, Bournemouth. Confirms 9 Curzon Road already operates as a Class C4 house in multiple occupation, with no works sought. No trade opportunity arises directly, though later HMO fit-out and fire-safety upgrades are worth tracking.
14 Ensbury Avenue Bournemouth BH10 4HG
Certificate of lawfulness confirming six-bedroom HMO, Bournemouth, no works. Applies to establish that the existing six-bedroom house in multiple occupation is lawful, with no physical works proposed. No trade packages arise directly, though confirmed HMO status can precede licensing-driven fire…
15 Thursby Road Christchurch BH23 5PA
Single-storey rear and side extension, Christchurch, householder scheme. Adds a ground-floor extension with a new flat roof and rooflights to an existing house, plus internal alterations, at full application stage. Brickwork, flat roofing and rooflight glazing are the packages for local…
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Planning appeals in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
An allowed appeal is one the council lost. Some kinds of appeal succeed far more often than others, so Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council is compared with the national rate for its own mix.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council, raw rate
26%
of judged appeals were allowed
Expected for this mix of appeals
29.3%
national rates applied to this caseload
3.3 percentage points below expected. Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's decisions are overturned less often than the national record predicts.
1,854 appeals counted, 1,793 judged either way (467 allowed, 1,326 dismissed), 61 judged neither way. These are appeals decided 2016-07 to 2026-06.
By kind of appeal
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Planning Appeal | 21.5% | 28.8% | 1,129 | 1,114 | 240 |
| Householder (HAS) | 40.9% | 35.6% | 402 | 394 | 161 |
| Tree Preservation Order | 18.5% | 20.6% | 147 | 135 | 25 |
| Enforcement Notice | 16.4% | 13.5% | 82 | 73 | 12 |
| Lawful Development Certificate | 37.5% | 36.9% | 32 | 32 | 12 |
| Commercial Appeal Service (CAS) | 50% | 33.3% | 25 | 24 | 12 |
| Listed Building Consent & Conservation Area Consent Appeal | 11.1% | 25% | 10 | 9 | 1 |
| Advertisement Appeal | 28.6% | 36% | 8 | 7 | 2 |
6 more appeal types with fewer than 5 judged
| Appeal type | This council | National | Cases | Judged | Allowed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental | None judged | Not published | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Tree Replacement Notice | Too few judged | 31.9% | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Rights of Way Opposed Orders | None judged | Not published | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Appeal against Enforcement Listed Building Notice/Enforcement Conservation Area Notice | None judged | 8.1% | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Commercial Appeals Service (Adverts) | Too few judged | 27.6% | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Rights Of Way - Schedule 14A | None judged | Not published | 1 | 0 | 0 |
How we calculate this
Judged means allowed or dismissed. Withdrawn, invalid, split and unrecorded appeals are counted but never treated as appeals the council won. Expected applies the national rate for each appeal type to this council's own caseload. National rates by type are in The State of UK Planning.
Source: the Planning Inspectorate's Casework Database on GOV.UK, not the council's own planning register. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Money behind development in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council's developer contribution register is not yet in SiteLens.
Affordable housing grant in Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council
What central government confirmed: schemes in the area with Homes England grant agreed.
- Social rent97 homes
- Shared ownership2 homes
Source: Homes England Affordable Homes Programme 2021 to 2026, GOV.UK transparency data, as at 31 March 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Grant requested is the figure when grant was confirmed, not money drawn down. Schemes are placed by local authority name.
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