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Southbourne Water Tower Seafield Road Bournemouth BH6 3EX

Awaiting decision Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/26/02742/FUL Full Planning Permission

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Proposal

Upgrade the existing telecommunications site including the removal and replacement of 3 no. existing antennas with 3 no. upgraded antennas on existing support poles, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 1 no. GPS node

As published by the council, reference P/26/02742/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/26/02742/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Application Under Consideration
Received
12 Jun 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Ward
East Southbourne & Tuckton
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH6 3EX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026.

  • P/26/02743/LB Awaiting decision

    Southbourne Water Tower Seafield Road Bournemouth BH6 3EX

    Listed Building Consent for the upgrade of the existing telecommunications site and comprises the removal and replacement of 3 no. existing antennas with 3 no. upgraded antennas on existing support poles, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 1 no. GPS node and internal works within the equipment room

    Submitted 12 Jun 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Jun 2026

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 28 Jul 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. 4 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Application Under Consideration

    Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.

  5. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 September 2026, 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

32 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole decided full applications in a median of 87 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

Nearby applications

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  • Water Tower Seafield Road Bournemouth BH6 3EX

    P/25/04689/LB Submitted 14 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Listed Building Consent for the upgrade of the existing telecommunications site and comprises the removal and replacement of 3 no. existing antennas with 3 no. upgraded antennas on existing support poles, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 1 no. GPS node and internal works within the equipment room.

    Withdrawn Heritage and listed buildings 23 docs
  • Existing Base Station at Southbourne Water Tower Seafield Road Bournemouth BH6 3EX

    P/25/04688/FUL Submitted 14 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Proposal is for the upgrade of the existing telecommunications site and comprises the removal and replacement of 3 no. existing antennas with 3 no. upgraded antennas on existing support poles, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 1 no. GPS node and internal works within the equipment room.

    Withdrawn Full applications 26 docs
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    P/26/02743/LB Submitted 12 Jun 2026 50 yards away

    87% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep

    Listed Building Consent for the upgrade of the existing telecommunications site and comprises the removal and replacement of 3 no. existing antennas with 3 no. upgraded antennas on existing support poles, and ancillary development thereto including the installation of 1 no. GPS node and internal works within the equipment room

    Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings 30 docs
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