Stourvale Inn 259 Barrack Road Christchurch BH23 2AY Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/03495/ADV - Consent to display an Advertisement Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Advertisment consent to display multiple signs Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Sept 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 2 Oct 2026, from BCP's recent advertisement consent. The consultation period closed on 31 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 2

Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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
Consent to display an Advertisement
Postcode
BH23 2AY
Received
22 Jul 2026
Validated
24 Jul 2026
Ward
Commons
Parish
Christchurch Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Sign Specialists Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 52 of the 56-day target. BCP usually decides advertisement consent by day 70.

Day 5218 days to the predicted decision (day 70)
29%decided within 8 weeks
68%approved
41decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
10 Aug 2026
Comments by
31 Aug 2026
BCP
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#279 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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