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
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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About prior approval applications
How this application type works
Prior approval applications arise where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, such as larger home extensions, changes of use to housing or agricultural buildings. The council may only consider the specific matters set out in the rules, for example transport, flooding or appearance, and in many classes the work may proceed if the council does not respond within the deadline, commonly 56 days.
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