Planning application
7 St Michael's Road Bournemouth BH2 5DP
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Application for prior approval under Regulation 75 & 77 of The Conservation of Habitats and Species Regulations 2017 to allow commencement of permitted development; for the change of use of an existing office/conference building (Use Class E) to eight self-contained residential dwellings (Use Class C3).
As published by the council, reference P/26/03947/HAB
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03947/HAB
- Type
- Habitat Regulations Assessment
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 14 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Westbourne & West Cliff
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH2 5DP
Comment by 9 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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14 Aug 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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19 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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24 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 October 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.
What happens while it is decided
The process from here
This application is with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About this record
Reading the register
This page mirrors an entry on the statutory planning register that Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole is required to keep. The published feed for this record does not state which type of application it is, which is common for older entries and for some council systems; the register entry on the council portal will say, alongside the case officer and any consultation dates.
Every planning application follows the same broad path: submission, validation, publicity, then a decision by officers or committee. Our guide to planning application types explains the common types and what each can approve.
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