Ferndown is a town immediately north of Bournemouth and Poole, about 4 miles east of Wimborne Minster.
Photo: Chris Downer, CC BY-SA 2.0 via Wikimedia Commons1 trades have businesses covering Ferndown.
Businesses covering Ferndown
Ferndown is in the Dorset Council area, so planning applications and building control go through Dorset Council.
The centre of Ferndown is within 5km of the protected Dorset Heathlands. The Dorset Heathlands Planning Framework covers additional homes built between 400 metres and five kilometres of the heaths, so if you're planning to build a new home here, ask the council about it early.
Updated 7 November 2026
