Planning application
19 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AR
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/26/01639/PNCBD
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/01639/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 1AR
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/03600/OUT Awaiting decision
19 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AR
Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for additions to previously approved residential development to include a rear roof extension, internal layout amendments, relocation of secure bike store, front landscaping, additional windows and rear terraces.
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P/26/03174/HAB Awaiting decision
19 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AR
Application for prior approval under Regulation 77 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to allow commencement of permitted development; for the change of use of an existing office/conference building (Use Class E) to eight self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3).
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
Added to PlanIndex
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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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19 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AR
88% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep
Application for prior approval under Regulation 77 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to allow commencement of permitted development; for the change of use of an existing office/conference building (Use Class E) to eight self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3).
Awaiting decision 2 docs -
21 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AR
88% historically approved · decision due ~8 Sep
Application for prior approval under Regulation 75 & 77 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to allow commencement of permitted development; for the change of use of an existing office/conference building (Use Class E) to eight self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3).
Awaiting decision 3 docs -
19 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AR
88% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct
Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for additions to previously approved residential development to include a rear roof extension, internal layout amendments, relocation of secure bike store, front landscaping, additional windows and rear terraces.
Awaiting decision Outline New dwelling Extension +1 16 docs -
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21-25 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AX
88% historically approved · decision due ~18 Nov
Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for additions to previously approved residential development to include an additional floor to provide a 2 bedroom flat making the total to 9 flats with a rear roof extension, rear extension to the first and second floor, internal layout amendments, relocation of secure bike store, front landscaping, additional windows and rear terraces.
Awaiting decision Outline New dwelling Extension +1 11 docsSeveral homes -
21 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AX
Prior Approval application for conversion of office/conference building (Class E) to 8 flats (Class C3)
Granted Prior approval New dwelling 13 docsSeveral homes
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