36 Bridge Street Christchurch BH23 1EB Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/03784/HOU - Householder Approved
DemolitionExtensions & alterations

Proposal

Demolish garden room. Single storey rear extension. New external spiral staircase in rear courtyard to access new roof terrace Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Aug 2026
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Approved
2 Oct 2026

Approved on 2 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 30

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice Document · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 5

PDF Consultee Response Heritage Response · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Heritage Response · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Ecology Response · 30 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Designers Risk Assessment Reports/Statements · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Historic Environment Desk-Based Assessment Reports/Statements · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 13

PDF 9966/105 - B Block Plan · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan 9966/106 - B · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 9966/104 - C Site Plan · 2 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF 9966/104 - A Site Plan · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor Plans 9966/107 - A · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations 9966/108 - 0 · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Elevations 9966/110 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Floor Plans 9966/109 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Elevations 9966/108 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Floor Plans 9966/107 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Location Plan 9966/106 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Block Plan 9966/105 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF 9966/104 - Site Plan · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Householder · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 4

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗
PDF Consultee Response CTC Comments · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Natural England - Comment Consultee Response · 27 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee Response Historic England · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF View from the bridge.pdf Reports/Statements · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Reports/Statements Planning Notes · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Indicative Realistic Night Time Image 9966/103 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Indicative Realistic Daytime Image 9966/102 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Water Colour Concept 9966/101 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Pencil Concept 9966/100 - · 7 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 14

13 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 38, Bridge Street, Grade II, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Christchurch Central conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Hovercraft in the Solent. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Special area of conservation about 13 m away: River Avon
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 13 m away: Britford Water Meadows SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Restorable Habitat
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 1159 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park; Scheduled monument about 208 m away: Town or Christchurch Bridge; Flood defence about 9 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 100 year flood); Green belt about 12 m away: South West Hampshire; Inside the Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) built-up area; Priority habitat about 31 m away: Deciduous woodland; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.

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.

Building

Floor area138 m² (1,485 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 69)
UseB1 Offices and Workshop businesses
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
BCP
Application type
Householder
Postcode
BH23 1EB
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
7 Aug 2026
Ward
Christchurch Town
Parish
Christchurch Town Council
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
2 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
ARC Architects Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 56 days from validation, about the council's usual 56 days. Approved, as 83% of demolitions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
228decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received
1 supporting

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
18 Aug 2026
Comments by
29 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

20 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2018 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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2016 Refused
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.