Planning application
Retired Nurses National Home Riverside Avenue Bournemouth BH7 7EE
Works: Demolition
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Prior approval for demolition of building.
As published by the council, reference P/26/03026/PNDEM
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03026/PNDEM
- Type
- Prior Notification (Demolition)
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted
- Received
- 29 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Littledown & Iford
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH7 7EE
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/26/03829/FUL Awaiting decision
Retired Nurses National Home Riverside Avenue Bournemouth BH7 7EE
Formation of a temporary (up to 3 year) car park at the former Retired Nurses National Home (RNNH) to serve staff at the Royal Bournemouth Hospital (RBH) with associated connection to existing RBH car park
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jun 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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23 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
9 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 23 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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