Planning application
Westover Retail Park Castle Lane West Bournemouth BH9 3JS
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Advertisement consent for 1 x internally illuminated freestanding flag style sign (6m high), 2 x internally illuminated canopy mounted fascia signs, 2 x externally illuminated wall mounted billboards, 2 x small externally illuminated wall mounted billboard, 1 x internally illuminated freestanding poster display unit and 1 x trolley bay sign
As published by the council, reference P/26/03758/ADV
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03758/ADV
- Type
- Consent to display an Advertisement
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Moordown
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH9 3JS
Comment by 30 September 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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8 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 3 November 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 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Watch members (£5 a month) open the document list from here.
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 advertisement consent applications in a median of 61 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About advertisement consent applications
Advertisement consent is judged on two things only: amenity and public safety, not competition or other planning considerations. More in our guide to planning application types.
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