Dorset Smokery Hurn Court Lane Christchurch BH23 6AX Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/03739/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Change of use of the existing Former Smokery building from its current restricted use as a smokery with ancillary facilities to an alternative provision of an education and training centre. No external alterations. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 06:56

Application progress

✓

Received

5 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

18 Aug 2026

Decision

Expected by 13 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 13 Oct 2026 and 24 Oct 2026, from BCP's recent changes of use.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Documents 67

Statements & assessments 8

Plans & drawings 5

PDF Location Plan Plan · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Site Plan Plan · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed Ground Floor Plan PL-01 - A · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Proposed First Floor Plan P26037/FUL/01 - · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Existing Floor Plans, Parking & Access Plan & Site Layout LP/01 - LP/03 - · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form FULL · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form FULL · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 50

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Consultee Response Highways Response · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Consultee Response Highways Response · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 13 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 13 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 13 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 13 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 13 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Supporter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 13 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 13 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 8 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 5 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 3 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Objector’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Consultee - BCP Waste & Recycling Consultee Response · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee - BCP Waste & Recycling Consultee Response · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Community Consultation Reports/Statements · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Community Consultation Reports/Statements · 5 Aug 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 4

Green belt: South West Hampshire

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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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

Inside the Merritown built-up area; 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.

Not affected

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: BH23 6AX
Received: 5 Aug 2026
Validated: 18 Aug 2026
Ward: Commons
Parish: Hurn Parish Council
Case officer: Show
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Limitless Learning Pathways

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. BCP usually decides changes of use by day 56.

prediction

Day 524 days to the 56-day target

51%decided within 8 weeks

74%approved

123decided in the last year

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

Public comments

23comments received

6 objecting1 neutral16 supporting

70% support · above the UK average of 16%

Last counted 7 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 18 Aug 2026
Comments by: 1 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025

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2025

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2019 Approved

Hurn Court Farm Quarry, Hurn Court Lane, Christchurch, BH23 6AX

A change of use from a mineral processing facility and storage area to a mixed use for mi…

8/19/0416/DCC 6 Jan 2022

2019 Approved

Hurn Court Farm, Parley Lane, Hurn, Christchurch, BH23 6AX

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8/19/0416 22 Dec 2021

2021 Refused

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Non Material Amendment to Application 8/20/0016/CONDR A temporary (12 month) extension of…

8/21/0390/NMA 10 Dec 2021

2020 Approved

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Extension to sand and gravel extraction at Hurn Quarry followed by filling with imported…

8/20/0016/CONDR 12 Nov 2020

2020 Approved

Hurn Quarry Hurn Court Lane Christchurch Dorset BH23 6AX

Extension to sand and gravel extraction at Hurn Quarry, Dorset, followed by filling with…

8/20/0017/CONDR 12 Nov 2020

2018 Approved

Hurn Court Farm, Parley Lane, Hurn, Christchurch, BH23 6AX

Discharge of Condition 7 (Hours of Operation) of planning permission 8/16/2010/DCC.

8/16/2010/DCC/DoC 7 Feb 2019

2018 Approved

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Discharge of Conditions 5 (Hours of Operation), 6 (Pre-Commencement - Archaeology), 7 (Pr…

8/16/2011/DCC/DoC 4 Feb 2019

2016 Approved

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2016 Approved

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Application to vary conditions 3 and 6 of planning application 8/2001/0192. This is to en…

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BCP

Planning Authority Score

1.7/10

Poor

#279 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

Change of use

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

Dorset Smokery Hurn Court Lane Christchurch BH23 6AX Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 67

Statements & assessments 8

Plans & drawings 5

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 50

Other documents 2

Site constraints 4

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Important details

Decision outlook

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

Nearby activity