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Central car park Upper Hinton Road Bournemouth BH1 2HH

Granted Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/25/04818/FUL Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

The proposal seeks temporary change of use of part of the Central Car Park, Bournemouth (adjacent to Gervis Place), to a construction site compound for approximately 18 months, commencing January 2026. The compound is required to support the delivery of the Westover Road Bus Service Improvement Plan (BSIP) project, which aims to improve bus priority and public realm in Bournemouth town centre. The compound will include: Welfare facilities (toilet, canteen, drying room, office, meeting room); Secure materials storage area; Perimeter fencing (Heras panels) with controlled vehicle access gates; Defined circulation routes for safe access and egress. At the end of the project, the compound will be dismantled and the car park reinstated to its original use.

As published by the council, reference P/25/04818/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/25/04818/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
15 Dec 2025
Decided
3 Feb 2026
Ward
Bournemouth Central
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH1 2HH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 15 Dec 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 3 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

9 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 3 February 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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