Planning application
Unit 1 2-12 Commercial Road Bournemouth BH2 5LP
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Change of use of the ground floor of Unit 1-2 from Class E (a) (retail) use to Class E (c)(i) (Commercial, Business and Service for the provision of financial services principally to visiting members of the public) and use as a high street retail bank
As published by the council, reference P/26/02603/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/02603/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 5 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 5 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Bournemouth Central
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH2 5LP
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/01450/ADV Granted
Unit 1, 2-12 Commercial Road Bournemouth BH2 5LP
Advertisement Consent for 1 x illuminated fascia sign, 1 x illuminated ATM shroud and 1 x internal graphic frame
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P/26/01451/FUL Granted
Unit 1, 2-12 Commercial Road Bournemouth BH2 5LP
Convert existing retail unit to bank, including removal of awnings and new shopfront
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Jun 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting sign off
Previously Application Under Consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
9 documents on file for this application
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 11 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.
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