Planning application
780A Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6DD
Works: Extension Domestic
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 for the change of use from Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to Class C3 (Dwellinghouse). The development involves the conversion of the existing rear ground floor into 1 x one-bedroom dwelling, with no external alterations or extensions proposed.
As published by the council, reference P/26/02490/PNCBD
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/02490/PNCBD
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Boscombe East & Pokesdown
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH7 6DD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/26/01436/PNCBD Refused
780A Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH7 6DD
Prior approval for the change of use of existing rear ground floor from Commercial to a two bedroom flat.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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28 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
6 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 28 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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