Replacement café building at The Beach House Cafe Mudeford Sandbank, Christchurch

Summary of planning committee decision

Decided by Bcp Eastern BCP Planning Committee on 23 Oct 2025.

P/25/01461/FULApproved

What was proposed

The application sought a permanent replacement café, restaurant and bar with takeaway food and a shop.

“Description of Proposal 1. Full planning permission is sought for a replacement café / restaurant and bar with take away food outlet and shop.”

Officer report

Building and layout

The one-storey building would include an open central café area, outdoor seating, a shop, takeaway hatch, toilets and reused containers.

“The replacement building would be one storey high with an open-air section in the central part of the café that would have a canopy erected over during the winter months. The proposed roof profile seeks to reference the existing beach hut form although slightly higher and wider and in a joined format. 3.”

“To the east side of the main entrance is the entrance to a shop with take-away hatch element to serve the local beach hut owners. The staff entrance is to the side of this leading into the kitchen and servery. The kitchen/servery, shop and café w/cs are to be constructed by re-using the existing containers on site. 8.”

Officer report

Officers’ recommendation

Officers recommended granting planning permission subject to conditions.

“Recommendation GRANT subject to conditions…”

Officer report

What was decided

Permission was granted in line with the recommendation, with delegated wording for a waste management plan controlling patrons’ waste.

“RESOLVED to GRANT permission in accordance with the recommendation set out in the officer’s report as updated by the Addendum dated 22.10.25 and subject to power being delegated to the Head of Planning Operations to determine the final wording of an amendment to Condition 12, at the Committee’s request, to include a waste management plan to control waste generated by patrons…”

Minutes

Councillors at the meeting

Apologies Jo Clements Lib Dem, David Flagg Independent

Source: Plota analysis of the council's minutes; parties from the council's list of councillors.

Sources

  • Bcp Eastern BCP Planning Committee minutes, 23 October 2025
  • Agenda and papers (council website)

Source: Plota analysis of Bcp's committee minutes and officer report. Quotations are the council's own words; headings and summaries are Plota's.

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At the meeting

Council
Bcp
Date
Thursday 23 October 2025
Recommendation
Officers recommended approval
Committee decided
Approved
Councillors
9Lib Dem 4Independent 1Conservative 1Green 1Labour 1Independent 1Show councillors
Minutes
The council's minutes
Meeting
Agenda and papers (council website)