Planning application
20 Southern Road Bournemouth BH6 3SR
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Retrospective change of use of a guesthouse (Use Class C1) to a single dwelling (Use Class C3)
As published by the council, reference P/26/02680/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/02680/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 10 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 12 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- West Southbourne
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH6 3SR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jun 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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12 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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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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6 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Granted
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 6 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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