Planning application
Southbourne Water Tower Seafield Road Bournemouth BH6 3EX
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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.
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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
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Jun 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Status changed to Application Under Consideration
Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.
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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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