Planning application
72-74 Palmerston Road Bournemouth BH1 4JT
Works: New dwelling Several homes
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Prior Approval application for conversion of office use (Class E) to 4 flats (Class C3) and create a cycle space for each bedroom.
As published by the council, reference P/26/02030/PNCBD
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/02030/PNCBD
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 5 May 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Boscombe West
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH1 4JT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 2 refused.
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P/26/02029/FUL Refused
72-74 Palmerston Road Bournemouth BH1 4JT
Change of use from Class B8 (Storage) to Class E, (Shop) including internal and external modifications
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 May 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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1 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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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72-74 Palmerston Road Bournemouth BH1 4JT
Change of use from Class B8 (Storage) to Class E, (Shop) including internal and external modifications
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Granted Amendments Demolition 21 docs
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