Planning application
17 Watermead 23 Willow Way Christchurch BH23 1JJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective application for external staircase and balcony screening
As published by the council, reference P/25/04871/HOU
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/04871/HOU
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 25 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Christchurch Town
- Parish
- Christchurch Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH23 1JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Nov 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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27 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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19 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
10 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 19 January 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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