These numbers only reflected road reserve inquiries.
Asked in what circumstances would council deny an application to have bollards installed, it said where the position of a bollard "interferes with underground infrastructure", blocks or impedes the footpath or has unsafe positioning or design.
Western Bay of Plenty District Council deputy chief executive and infrastructure group manager Gary Allis said it was "very unusual" to get any requests for bollards to be installed outside shops.
"We currently have one request to install bollards, but historically we haven't had any," he said.
Businesses wanting bollards could make an application to the council to be considered on a "case-by-case basis".
Some of the factors considered included the number of ram raids, the space on the footpath, the presence of underground services that may be in the way of the bollard concrete footing, and maintenance liability.
He said widespread installation of bollards could have a negative impact on the character of the district and individual towns.
"An assessment is made of each circumstance, but it's not a simple matter and there are many factors to be considered including how bollards affect the visual and urban environment," he said.
Earlier this month the owner of Ōmokoroa Minimart and Takeaways spoke out about the emotional and financial impact of being burgled twice and then ram raided in April.
Saed Rajput then put an application in to have bollards installed outside his store, but Allis said the council initially declined the application.
However, he said the council received a request from the Te Puke Four Square earlier this year which it did not object to. This was because the bollard was not on council-managed land.
Whakatāne District Council has also reported an increase in the number of requests for bollards on public land.
Transportation manager Martin Taylor said the council had not kept a tally as there had been "very few" requests in previous years.
But this year there had been "several requests", some of which covered multiple businesses, he said. Other local businesses had installed bollards on their own land and did not need council permission.
It was now finalising an application form and process for businesses who want to install bollards on the road reserve or council land. This was expected to be operational shortly, he said.
Tauranga City Council said it recently received two applications from retailers on Cameron Rd requesting it install bollards in footpaths, but both requests were denied for "safety reasons".
Director of transport Brendan Bisley said property owners could generally install bollards on private property with "some conditions".
Requests to install bollards on council land were considered on a case-by-case basis. This ensured bollards did not restrict pedestrians, or obstruct access to underground services and future footpath upgrades, he said.
After a Rotorua liquor store was ram raided twice last month, planter boxes filled with concrete had been put outside the store to prevent another incident.
Super Liquor store manager Andre Watson said he understood bollards would eventually be installed but had left this process up to the owner.
Renshaws Showcase Jewellers in Whakatāne was ram raided early hours on July 25.
Owner Hayley Cobb said she had been working to get bollards installed since the start of the year, but it had taken time to go through council consent processes and have them manufactured.
She now had the bollards but they could not be installed until her shopfront was replaced - which was a result of damage from the ram raid.
"There were other stores in town that had been ram raided, so to me it was the next thing you could do to protect yourself. But it took time to go through the processes. Unfortunately, they weren't installed before the ram raid."
