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Former Civic Offices Bridge Street Christchurch BH23 1AZ

Refused Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/25/03043/PNCBD Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse

Works: New dwelling

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Prior Notification for change of use for upper levels from Commercial use (Class E ) to residential flats (Class C3)

As published by the council, reference P/25/03043/PNCBD

Application record

Reference
P/25/03043/PNCBD
Type
Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
12 Aug 2025
Validated
12 Aug 2025
Decided
2 Oct 2025
Ward
Christchurch Town
Parish
Christchurch Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH23 1AZ

Site history

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

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • P/25/03044/FUL Awaiting decision

    Former Civic Offices Bridge Street Christchurch BH23 1AZ

    External alterations and cycle and bin store to existing office building.

    Submitted 12 Aug 2025 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Aug 2025

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 2 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

30 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About prior approval applications

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

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