Planning application
Space House 22-24 Oxford Road Bournemouth BH8 8EZ
Works: New dwelling Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Outline submission for demolition of existing office building and erection of a building to provide up to 198 residential apartments (Use Class C3) with communal amenity spaces and facilities, landscaping and associated works (details of access, appearance, layout and scale for approval).
As published by the council, reference P/25/02450/OUT
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/02450/OUT
- Type
- Outline Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 9 Jul 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Bournemouth Central
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH8 8EZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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3 Sep 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 October 2025, 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
113 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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 outline applications in a median of 89 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About outline applications
An outline application tests the principle of developing a site, holding back details such as appearance and landscaping as reserved matters for later approval. More in our guide to planning application types.
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