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28 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LB

P/26/03155/HOUHouseholderApproved

Approved on 11 September 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)7 conditions

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

Proposal

Single storey side extension and Infill front extension. Raised eaves & new roof structure to form first floor accommodation, roof lights to side elevations. 2x covered, external terraces at first floor level. Demolish existing garage and car port

Received
7 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Highcliffe & Walkford
  1. Received7 Jul
  2. Validated8 Jul
  3. Consult.30 Jul
  4. Target
  5. Decided11 Sep

Decided in 65 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a single storey side extension at 28 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LB. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 66 days, 3 days longer than BCP's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 173 applications across Highcliffe & Walkford. 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 4LB
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Highcliffe & Walkford Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 July 2026
Consultation expiry
30 July 2026
Consultation start
9 July 2026
Consultation end
30 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Architect profile
STUDIO ARKELL LIMITED
Agent address
5 Castle Street Christchurch BH23 1DP

Planning decision

Case officer
Jake Bourne

Additional information

Documents
16

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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