Planning application
21 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AX
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval application for conversion of office/conference building (Class E) to 8 flats (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference P/26/01635/PNCBD
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/01635/PNCBD
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 10 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 10 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 4 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Boscombe West
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH5 1AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Apr 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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4 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 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 4 June 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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