To join a waiting list you must be:
- a Bournemouth, Christchurch or Poole resident
- paying Council Tax to us (unless exempt)
The cost of joining a waiting list is £50. You can join as many lists as you like, paying £50 for each list you’re on.
Your place on one list will not affect your place on any other lists you may have joined.
You must be a Bournemouth, Christchurch or Poole resident to apply for a beach hut or site licence. If you are not a resident, you can still hire a beach hut or pod for short term use.
Before you apply to join a waiting list
When applying, you will need to choose from 1 of the 3 options:
- a council owned beach hut
- a site (plot of land) for a privately owned beach hut
- either a council owned hut or a site
You can contact the current owners of the site to buy or sell the beach hut.
We do not get involved in the buying and selling of beach huts.
You must read the terms and conditions before applying.
Join the waiting list for a beach hut or site
We are reopening our waiting lists for Bournemouth and Poole beach hut sites during September.
Opening dates for Bournemouth waiting lists
On Tuesday 2 September you will be able to join the waiting list for:
- Boscombe East
- Boscombe West
- Bournemouth East
- Bournemouth West
On Thursday 4 September you will be able to join the waiting list for:
- Alum Chine
- Durley Chine
The following waiting lists are currently full and will stay closed until further notice:
- Fisherman's Walk
- Southbourne
Opening dates for Poole waiting lists
On Tuesday 9 September you will be able to join the waiting list for:
- Branksome Chine
- Canford Cliffs
On Thursday 11 September you will be able to join the waiting list for:
- Shore Road
- Sandbanks
- Hamworthy
The following waiting lists are currently full and will stay closed until further notice:
- Branksome Dene
- Flaghead Chine
To join a waiting list, you can register on our online system below.
What happens after you join the waiting list
When you reach the top of the waiting list and a beach hut or site becomes available, we will email you to let you know.
You will then have 10 days to accept or decline the offer. To accept, you must return the completed licence and documents required within the 10 day offer period. You will then be sent information on how to pay for your beach hut. Once you accept, you will be removed from any other waiting lists you are on.
If the beach hut or site does not suit you then you will be able to wait until another one becomes available. We will let you do this for 3 different beach huts or sites before it affects your place on the list.
If you decline all three offers or do not respond, you will be removed from the list. You will then have to rejoin by paying the £50 joining fee per list.
Length of each waiting list
There are different waiting times for beach huts depending on their location. You can find approximate waiting times for each location below.
These estimates may change based on availability.
Bournemouth
- Alum Chine: 4 years
- Durley Chine: 1 year
- Bournemouth West: 1 year
- Bournemouth East: 1 year
- Boscombe West: 1 year
- Boscombe East: 8 years
- Fisherman's Walk: 1 year
- Southbourne: 1 year
Poole
- Branksome Chine: 4 years
- Branksome Dene: 5 years
- Canford Cliffs: 7 years
- Flaghead Chine: 6 years
- Hamworthy Park: 5 years
- Sandbanks: 2 years
- Shore Road: 4 years