Planning application
Lower Gardens Bournemouth BH2 5AU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Temporary installation of winter event over the next five seasons between the months of November to January, from 2026/27 through to 2030/31
As published by the council, reference P/26/04118/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04118/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bournemouth Central
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH2 5AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 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
61 documents on file for this application
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