Planning application
Southbourne Grove House 96 Southbourne Road Bournemouth BH6 3QQ
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The Change of Use of a Former Guest House (Use Class C1) to a School (Use Class F1)
As published by the council, reference P/26/03208/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03208/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Ward
- West Southbourne
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Committee
- Postcode
- BH6 3QQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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P/25/04517/FUL Refused
Southbourne Grove House 96 Southbourne Road Bournemouth BH6 3QQ
The Change of Use of a Former Guest House (Use Class C1) to a School (Use Class F1)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
105 documents on file for this application
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