Planning application
Alumhurst Day Centre Alumhurst Road Bournemouth BH4 8ER
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval Application for change of use from offices (Class E (g)(i)) to 6 self-contained two bedroom flats (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference P/26/00493/PNCBD
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/00493/PNCBD
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 24 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Westbourne & West Cliff
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH4 8ER
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/02667/TTPO Granted
Alumhurst Day Centre Alumhurst Road Bournemouth BH4 8ER
T1 Horse Chestnut - Crown lift over church car park to give 5-6m clearance from ground, reduce cover to mid crown over car park by 2-3m
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P/25/04777/PNCBD Granted
Alumhurst Day Centre Alumhurst Road Bournemouth BH4 8ER
Prior Notification Change of use from Class E to a single storey two-bedroom bungalow No external changes
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P/25/04176/PNCBD Granted
Alumhurst Day Centre Alumhurst Road Bournemouth BH4 8ER
Prior notification for the conversion of the existing two-storey office building into a three-bedroom dwelling, with no external alterations or extensions proposed.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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24 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 24 March 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.
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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Alumhurst Day Centre Alumhurst Road Bournemouth BH4 8ER
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