Planning application
Theme Park Merritown Lane Christchurch BH23 6BA
Works: Extension
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use of family theme park to mixed use incorporating leisure and tourism uses with ancillary café and retail, education including erection of a link extension and commercial car parking, along with associated infrastructure (signage, ANPR cameras and columns, cabinet, and adverts).
As published by the council, reference P/25/00993/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/00993/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 16 Apr 2025
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2025
- Ward
- Commons
- Parish
- Hurn Parish Council
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- BH23 6BA
Comment by 28 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole through their own planning portal.
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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P/25/04266/ADV Awaiting decision
Theme Park Merritown Lane Christchurch BH23 6BA
Advertising consent for pole entrance sign, directional signs and parking signs
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 11 June 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
124 documents on file for this application
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