Cliffhanger Waterford Road Christchurch BH23 5JA Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/04565/FUL - Full Planning Permission Registered - Awaiting Allocation
Commercial & major worksCommercial premises

Proposal

Proposed refurbishment and replacement of the existing kiosk serving Cliffhanger Restaurant, to be known as Little Hanger Kiosk. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
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Validated
30 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 25 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 24 Nov 2026 and 13 Dec 2026, from BCP's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 21 Oct 2026

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Documents 3

Statements & assessments 1

PDF SW Flood & Coastal - Comment Consultee Response · 1 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location, Block plan, Existing and proposed elevations and floor plans Plan · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Full Application · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
National infrastructure project about 65 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park
The site is about 65 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
SSSI about 342 m away: Highcliffe to Milford Cliffs SSSI; Inside the Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BH23 5JA
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
30 Sept 2026
Ward
Highcliffe & Walkford
Parish
Highcliffe & Walkford Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Cliffhanger Cafe Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 9 of the 56-day target. BCP usually decides commercial and major works by day 59.

Day 950 days to the predicted decision (day 59)
49%decided within 8 weeks
90%approved
42decided in the last year

Plota live figures for commercial and major works decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
30 Sept 2026
Comments by
21 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

11 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
Replacement of existing conservatory. Erection of adjoined public toilet block to rear co…
P/25/03612/FUL
2022 Approved
Stationing of Kiosk for the provision of takeaway sales ancillary to Café (Retrospective).
8/22/0632/FUL
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2022 Approved
Binfield Court 44 Stuart Road Christchurch BH23 5HQ
T1 - Oak - Crown raise over highway to 5.05m and 2.4m over footpath and prune back latera…
8/22/1016/TTPO
2020 Approved
401 Highcliffe Corner Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 5EL
Erection of an additional floor of residential accommodation comprising 2 x 1 bed flats…
8/20/0652/CONDR
2022 Approved
The Lawns Montagu Road Highcliffe BH23 5LF
Damaged Pine - Remove
8/22/0175/REG14
2020 Approved
3 Wortley Court 7 Wortley Road Christchurch BH23 5DS
Loft conversion over first floor flat to provide living accommodation.
8/20/0908/HOU
2019 Approved
Newtown House 24 Waterford Road Highcliffe Christchurch BH23 5JW
Demolition of existing building and erection of block of 23 apartments with associated ac…
8/19/1371/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Greystones Estate Waterford Road Hghcliffe Christchurch BH23 5LF
Refurbishment, remodelling and extensions to the existing 7 No. blocks of flats to create…
8/20/0287/FUL
2019 Approved
Cliffhanger, Waterford Road, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 5JA
Erection of glazed extensions to side & front, single storey rear kitchen extension.
8/19/0715/FUL
2017 Approved
Newtown House 24 Waterford Road Highcliffe CHRISTCHURCH BH23 5JW
Two storey side and rear extensions to provide an additional 17 bedrooms and associated c…
8/17/0975/FUL
2016 Approved
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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