Planning application
3-5 Strand Street Poole BH15 1SB
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior Approval to renovate and make internal alterations to the whole building 3-5 Strand Street in order to make it suitable for use as a single residential dwelling.
As published by the council, reference P/26/04059/PNCBD
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04059/PNCBD
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Poole Town
- Parish
- Poole Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH15 1SB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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2 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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7 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Sep 2026
Status changed to Application Under Consideration
Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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.
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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 prior approval applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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P/26/04698/PNHH Awaiting decision
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