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52 Frances Road Bournemouth BH1 3SA

Refused Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/26/01371/FUL Full Planning Permission

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Change of use from the current B&B/guesthouse (Class Use C1) into a (Class Use C2) residential care home for up to four looked after children between 8 and 18 years old.

As published by the council, reference P/26/01371/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/26/01371/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused
Received
26 Mar 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Decided
12 Jun 2026
Ward
East Cliff & Springbourne
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH1 3SA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • P/26/03423/FUL Awaiting decision

    52 Frances Road Bournemouth BH1 3SA

    Change of use from the current B&B/guesthouse (Class Use C1) into a (Class Use C2) residential care home.

    Submitted 21 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 26 Mar 2026

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 22 Apr 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 12 Jun 2026

    Decision issued: Refused

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

13 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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