Planning application
Tower House Parkstone Road Poole BH15 2NN
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior Approval application for change of use of existing building from commercial office (Class E) to 2 self contained residential flats (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference P/26/02264/PNCBD
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/02264/PNCBD
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 15 May 2026
- Validated
- 15 May 2026
- Decided
- 3 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Poole Town
- Parish
- Poole Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH15 2NN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 May 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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3 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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31 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 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 3 July 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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