63 Footners Lane Christchurch BH23 7NR

1. 18 Sep 2025

   Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

2. 20 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Prior approval not required

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.

Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.

Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.

More on prior approval applications in our guide

• 54 Footners Lane Christchurch BH23 7NR

  P/26/01503/HOU Submitted 2 Apr 2026 0m away

  Single-storey front and rear extensions and two-storey side extension incorporating integral garage and loft conversion to provide second floor living accommodation with rear dormer.

  Refused Householder Extension Loft or dormer 4 docs
  Small domestic

• 89 Footners Lane Christchurch BH23 7NR

  P/26/01939/HOU Submitted 28 Apr 2026 0m away

  Extension to existing dormer

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 6 docs
  Domestic

• 27 Whitehayes Road Christchurch BH23 7PB

  P/25/03195/TTPO Submitted 21 Aug 2025 170m away

  T1 - Silver birch - Crown lift to give a clearance of 5m from ground level to the lowest foliage all round, and light reduction of the lower lateral branch by up to 2 metres growing towards 26 Whitehayes Road. (Amended proposal)

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 29 Whitehayes Road Christchurch BH23 7PB

  P/26/00695/TTPO Submitted 17 Feb 2026 170m away

  T1 Ash - Fell to ground level.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 1 Whitehayes Road Christchurch BH23 7NY

  P/26/01138/TTPO Submitted 13 Mar 2026 184m away

  T1 - Beech - Crown reduction, thinning, maintenance and general reshaping. Reduce the height and spread of Beech by approximately 3m to suitable lateral branches, crown thin by 15%.

  Split decision Trees 7 docs

• 4 Willow Hamlet 68-69 Whitehayes Road Christchurch BH23 7PA

  P/25/05311/TTPO Submitted 23 Dec 2025 195m away

  T1- Oak - Reduce north facing secondary branches that are close to the building to a clearance of 2m from the nearest dwelling. (Within number 67 Whitehayes Road) T2- Black Alder - Crown lift to a height of 4m from ground level by removing 2 low branches. T3- Black Alder Crown lift. Crown lift to a height of 4m from ground level by removing 2 low branches. T4- Black Alder - Remove 2 low branches growing towards the building as shown on photo. T5- Black Alder - Crown lift to 4m from ground level by removing 5 lowest branches as shown on photo.

  Split decision Trees 7 docs
  Domestic

• P/26/04225/PNDEM Awaiting decision

  Haven Hotel 161 Banks Road Poole BH13 7QL

  Prior approval for the demolition of existing buildings.

  2 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P/26/04209/PNHH Awaiting decision

  300 Wimborne Road Poole BH15 3EG

  Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwelling house by 5.69 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.83 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 2.57 metres.

  1 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P/26/04151/PNCBD Awaiting decision

  29-30 The Triangle Bournemouth BH2 5SE

  Prior approval for the change of use of the rear areas on basement and ground floor levels from commercial offices (Class E) to 2 self-contained residential flats (Class C3)

  27 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• P/26/03306/PNPHV Granted

  Premier Inn Sterte Avenue West Poole BH15 2BD

  Prior approval for installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic system

  15 Jul 2026 Prior approval
• P/26/04146/PNHH Awaiting decision

  22 Woodlands Avenue Poole BH15 4EE

  Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwelling by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.75 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 2.60 metres

  26 Aug 2026 Prior approval