Planning application
52 Frances Road Bournemouth BH1 3SA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Change of use from the current B&B/guesthouse (Class Use C1) into a (Class Use C2) residential care home.
As published by the council, reference P/26/03423/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03423/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 21 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Ward
- East Cliff & Springbourne
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH1 3SA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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P/26/01371/FUL Refused
52 Frances Road Bournemouth BH1 3SA
Change of use from the current B&B/guesthouse (Class Use C1) into a (Class Use C2) residential care home for up to four looked after children between 8 and 18 years old.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jul 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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27 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 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
10 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole decided full applications in a median of 87 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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52 Frances Road Bournemouth BH1 3SA
Change of use from the current B&B/guesthouse (Class Use C1) into a (Class Use C2) residential care home for up to four looked after children between 8 and 18 years old.
Refused Full applications 13 docs -
54 Frances Road Bournemouth BH1 3SA
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