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6 Chewton Common Road Christchurch BH23 5LT

P/26/01409/HOUHouseholderRefused

Refused on 27 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Demolition of outbuilding and erection of detached residential annexe

Received
30 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Highcliffe & Walkford
  1. Received30 Mar
  2. Validated1 Apr
  3. Consult.29 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 May

Decided in 56 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 6 Chewton Common Road Christchurch BH23 5LT. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 172 applications across Highcliffe & Walkford. We hold 3,222 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 8 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. By reason of its scale, height and siting the proposed development will result in an overbearing impact on 4 Chewton Common Road and cause substantial loss of outlook to this property, adversely impacting on occupiers living conditions. Poor built relationships to neighbouring properties would be created and the proposal would fail to make a positive contribution to the urban environment. Furthermore due to the site limitation the proposed development would result in an over-development of the site and present a cramped form of building. Therefore, the proposal is contrary to Policy HE2 of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan, Part 1 Core Strategy 2014, Policy H12 of the Borough of Christchurch Local Plan 2001, Policy HWNP10 and 11 of the Highcliffe and Walkford Neighbourhood Plan (2024) and the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH23 5LT
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Highcliffe & Walkford Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 April 2026
Consultation expiry
29 April 2026
Consultation start
1 April 2026
Consultation end
29 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
5 Castle Street Christchurch BH23 1DP

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.

  • 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.

Source: BCP

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