Planning application
7 St Michael's Road Bournemouth BH2 5DP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for change of use of shop (Class E) to studio flat (Class C3)
As published by the council, reference P/26/02349/PNCBD
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/02349/PNCBD
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 13 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Westbourne & West Cliff
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH2 5DP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/03947/HAB Awaiting decision
7 St Michael's Road Bournemouth BH2 5DP
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).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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13 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Granted
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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 grant of permission means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 13 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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T1 - Sycamore - Reduce 4 overhanging secondaries either back to source or back to suitable growth points that offer as close to the boundary as possible, as they are overwhelming for the garden below (number 63 st Michaels Road) especially when in leaf. G2 - Row of Cypress trees - They are a row of Cypress that were evident ally planted as a hedgerow, but appear to have been left to grow into sizeable trees, and therefore have become overwhelming for the garden below, especially number 63. Reduce the old hedgerow 50% in height.
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7 St Michael's Road Bournemouth BH2 5DP
88% historically approved · decision due ~14 Oct
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 1 doc -
32-34 Tregonwell Road Bournemouth BH2 5NS
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Conversion of a commercial unit into two contemporary apartments. To enable a functional internal layout, certain glass panels will be replaced with blank grey panels. Where internal walls intersect with the current glazing, the glass will be substituted with solid panels to preserve a consistent and cohesive façade. (Change of use and conversion submitted as a separate permitted development application on P/25/04030/PNCBD).
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