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16 Wharncliffe Road Bournemouth BH5 1AH

Refused Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/25/03483/FUL Full Planning Permission

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

Proposal

Change of Use from Friends Meeting House (Use Class F1) to Nursery (Use Class E) including retention of existing caretaker flat to be let out privately.

As published by the council, reference P/25/03483/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/25/03483/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
9 Sep 2025
Validated
9 Sep 2025
Decided
16 Feb 2026
Ward
Boscombe West
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH5 1AH

Site history

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

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

  • P/26/02240/FUL Granted

    16 Wharncliffe Road Bournemouth BH5 1AH

    Change of Use from Friends Meeting House (Use Class F1) to Nursery (Use Class E) including retention of existing caretaker flat to be let out privately.

    Decided 17 Aug 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2025

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 16 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  3. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

37 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.

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    P/26/02240/FUL Submitted 14 May 2026 50 yards away

    Change of Use from Friends Meeting House (Use Class F1) to Nursery (Use Class E) including retention of existing caretaker flat to be let out privately.

    Granted Full applications 52 docs
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