Planning application
Kings Hotel 18 Castle Street Christchurch BH23 1DT
Works: Windows or glazing
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Listed building consent for internal alterations to convert function room to guest suites and convert first floor kitchen into managers suite, with associated external alterations to replace kitchen window with 3 windows and remove steps to front of function room.
As published by the council, reference P/25/05155/LB
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/05155/LB
- Type
- Listed Building Consent
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 12 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 28 May 2026
- Ward
- Christchurch Town
- Parish
- Christchurch Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH23 1DT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/25/05154/FUL Granted
Kings Hotel 18 Castle Street Christchurch BH23 1DT
Internal and external alterations including alterations to parking, new windows, removal of front steps. Conversion of existing function room to guest suites and first floor kitchen into managers suite.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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16 Dec 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 May 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
27 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 28 May 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 heritage and listed building applications
Listed building consent is needed for works that affect the special interest of a listed building, and carrying out such works without it is a criminal offence. More in our guide to planning application types.
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