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16 Wharncliffe Road Bournemouth BH5 1AH

Granted Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/26/02240/FUL Full Planning Permission

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Change of Use from Friends Meeting House (Use Class F1) to Nursery (Use Class E) including retention of existing caretaker flat to be let out privately.

As published by the council, reference P/26/02240/FUL

Application record

Reference
P/26/02240/FUL
Type
Full Planning Permission
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted
Received
14 May 2026
Validated
14 May 2026
Decided
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Boscombe West
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH5 1AH

Site history

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

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • P/25/03483/FUL Refused

    16 Wharncliffe Road Bournemouth BH5 1AH

    Change of Use from Friends Meeting House (Use Class F1) to Nursery (Use Class E) including retention of existing caretaker flat to be let out privately.

    Decided 16 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 14 May 2026

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 13 Aug 2026

    Status changed to Awaiting sign off

    Previously Application Under Consideration.

  4. 17 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Granted

Documents

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

52 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 17 August 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 full applications

A full application seeks permission for a complete, detailed proposal in one go, with siting, design, access and landscaping all fixed at this stage. More in our guide to planning application types.

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  • 16 Wharncliffe Road Bournemouth BH5 1AH

    P/25/03483/FUL Submitted 9 Sep 2025 0m away

    Change of Use from Friends Meeting House (Use Class F1) to Nursery (Use Class E) including retention of existing caretaker flat to be let out privately.

    Refused Full applications 37 docs
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