Planning application
39 Portchester Road Bournemouth BH8 8JU
Works: Demolition
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Demolition of existing storage buildings and construction of additional self-contained bedsits for the care home to meet increasing demand
As published by the council, reference P/25/04502/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/04502/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 16 Mar 2026
- Ward
- East Cliff & Springbourne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH8 8JU
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.
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P/25/04503/DCONS Decided
39 Portchester Road Bournemouth BH8 8JU
Demolition of existing storage buildings and construction of additional self-contained bedsits for the care home to meet increasing demand
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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28 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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16 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
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