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Telecommunications site at Broadstone Water Tower Water Tower Road Broadstone BH18 8LL

P/26/01359/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 3 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Removal of 2No. antennas (omni); 1No. cabinet (internal); and all ancillary development Replacement with 1No. trisector antennas and rooftop pole (5m); 2No. cabinets (internal); and, all ancillary development (inc. external GPS node)

Received
26 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Broadstone
  1. Received26 Mar
  2. Validated9 Apr
  3. Consult.9 May
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Jul

Decided in 85 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at Telecommunications site at Broadstone Water Tower Water Tower Road Broadstone BH18 8LL. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 99 days, 5 weeks longer than BCP's typical decision time. The site is in 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 222 applications across Broadstone. We hold 928 applications in total for the BH18 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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Why it was refused

  1. The site is identified as having the known presence of bats and/or their roosts. Any information on how these bat roosts would be protected, or how damage to protected species would be mitigated via the proposed works, has not been conclusive nor supplied as part of this application. As the proposed works do not demonstrate a construction methodology regarding the protection of bats and/or their roosts, nor do they demonstrate any appropriate mitigation measures or biodiversity enhancements, the proposed works would be contrary to Policy BP3 of the Broadstone Neighbourhood Plan, Policy PP33 of the Poole Local Plan, and would not ensure species enhancements that align with Paragraph 193 of the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH18 8LL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 April 2026
Consultation expiry
9 May 2026
Consultation start
10 April 2026
Consultation end
9 May 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
LIPS Ltd 72 Ballyrogan Road Newtonwards BT23 4ST

Additional information

Documents
13

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies 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 (21)

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, 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
    26 Mar

    Listed Building Consent for removal of 2No. antennas (omni); 1No. cabinet (internal); and all ancillary…

    RefusedListed building consentFiled alongsideP/26/01358/LB
  2. 2026
    26 Mar

    Removal of 2No. antennas (omni); 1No. cabinet (internal); and all ancillary development Replacement with 1No…

    This applicationRefusedFullP/26/01359/FUL

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