2 Glenhill 2 Elphinstone Road Christchurch BH23 5BP Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/04000/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Demolition of existing structures and erection of 2 no. detached dwelling with associated access, parking, turning, landscaping and ancillary works. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
✓
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Nov 2026, from BCP's recent demolitions.

Comments are open until 16 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Documents 21

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 214 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park
The site is about 214 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
Conservation area about 52 m away: Bramble Lane; Inside the Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) built-up area; Green belt about 38 m away: South West Hampshire; Priority habitat about 40 m away: Deciduous woodland; Open access land about 40 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed..
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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BH23 5BP
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Highcliffe & Walkford
Parish
Highcliffe & Walkford Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Dames A+P

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. BCP usually decides demolitions by day 56.

Day 1838 days to the 56-day target
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 objecting

Last counted 8 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
21 Sept 2026
Comments by
16 Oct 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