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Agricultural Land South Bockhampton Christchurch BH23 7AF

P/25/02590/FULFull Planning PermissionAwaiting decision
Full
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Installation of ground-mounted photovoltaic solar arrays together with transformer stations, battery storage, site accesses, internal access tracks, security measures, access gates, other ancillary infrastructure and landscaping and biodiversity enhancements.

Received
16 July 2025
Decision level
Planning committee
Ward
Burton & Grange, Christchurch Town
  1. Received16 Jul
  2. Validated21 Jul
  3. Consult.11 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a full planning application for a solar installation at Agricultural Land South Bockhampton Christchurch BH23 7AF. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 16 July 2025 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. 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 7AF
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Large
Parish
Christchurch Town Council, Burton & Winkton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
21 July 2025
Consultation expiry
11 March 2026
Consultation start
3 November 2025
Consultation end
11 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Aardvark EM Ltd Higher Ford Wiveliscombe Taunton TA4 2RL

Additional information

Documents
159

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Listed building: Grade II: Cottage at Bockhampton FarmOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Green belt: Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (19)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, 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.

Source: BCP

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