Bournemouth Airport 1 Bournemouth International Airport Christchurch BH23 6SE Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/01882/PNTEL - Prior Notification (Telecoms) Approved

Proposal

Prior approval for the installation of 29.26m lattice tower supporting 3no. antennas, installation 1no. 300mm transmission dish and installation of 3no. equipment cabinets, 1no. meter cabinet and ancillary development thereto including 2.1m high palisade fencing with 3m gate. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Apr 2026
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Approved
17 Jun 2026

Approved on 17 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National infrastructure project about 1351 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park; SSSI about 438 m away: St Leonards and St Ives Heaths SSSI; Inside the Merritown built-up area; Green belt about 92 m away: South West Hampshire.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
BCP
Application type
Prior Notification (Telecoms)
Postcode
BH23 6SE
Received
23 Apr 2026
Validated
23 Apr 2026
Ward
Commons
Parish
Hurn Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
17 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Telent

How this decision compares

Decided in 55 days from validation, 13 days slower than BCP's median of 42 for prior approvals. Approved, as 73% of prior approvals here are.

90%decided within 8 weeks
73%approved
93decided in the last year

Plota live figures for prior approvals decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 May 2026
Comments by
3 Jun 2026
BCP
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#279 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

BCP is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #256 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
BCP decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #233 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #214 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #256 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #267 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
346 decided (1-9 homes)
68%
Major dwellings approved
56 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
78 decided
2,244
Total decisions
392 refused in the year to March 2026