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5 Merlin Way Christchurch BH23 4BL

8/24/0432/FULFull Planning PermissionApproved
Full

Approved on 10 October 2024

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

The demolition of an existing bungalow & erection of a replacement contemporary dwelling.

Received
4 July 2024
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe
  1. Received4 Jul
  2. Validated4 Jul
  3. Consult.14 Aug
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Oct

Decided in 98 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 5 Merlin Way Christchurch BH23 4BL. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 98 days, 5 weeks longer than BCP's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 140 applications across Mudeford, Stanpit & West Highcliffe. We hold 3,215 applications in total for the BH23 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
BH23 4BL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Christchurch Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
4 July 2024
Consultation expiry
14 August 2024
Consultation start
10 July 2024
Consultation end
14 August 2024

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5 Castle Street Christchurch BH23 1DP

Additional information

Documents
19

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    30 Mar

    Variation of Condition 2 (Plans list) following approval of 8/24/0432/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditionsP/26/01440/CONDR
  2. 2024
    19 Dec

    Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Application 8/24/0432/FUL

    ApprovedDischarge of conditions8/24/0863/CONDR
  3. 2024
    4 Jul

    The demolition of an existing bungalow & erection of a replacement contemporary dwelling.

    This applicationApprovedFull8/24/0432/FUL

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    4 Aug

    Garden room and store with outdoor kitchen, chimney and pergola structure.

    ApprovedHouseholderP/25/02873/HOU

Source: BCP

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