Planning application
Southbourne Grove House 96 Southbourne Road Bournemouth BH6 3QQ
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
The Change of Use of a Former Guest House (Use Class C1) to a School (Use Class F1)
As published by the council, reference P/25/04517/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/04517/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 4 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- West Southbourne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH6 3QQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
15 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About full applications applications
How this application type works
A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go: siting, design, access and landscaping are all fixed at this stage. It is the standard route for new buildings, conversions and changes of use. The statutory target is eight weeks for smaller schemes and thirteen weeks for major development, though complex cases often take longer by agreement.
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