Planning application
Southmead Rest Home 159 York Road Poole BH18 8ES
Works: Extension Demolition
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Demolition and replacement of ground floor Laundry and Cold Store; ground floor extension to Lounge; additional 2 bedrooms with ensuites (1 at first floor); the inclusion of a lift and external DDA compliant access ramp to main entrance.
As published by the council, reference P/26/04220/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04220/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Creekmoor
- Parish
- Poole Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH18 8ES
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025.
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P/25/03998/FUL Withdrawn
Southmead Rest Home 159 York Road Poole BH18 8ES
Two Storey extension consisting of proposed ground floor rebuilding of laundry, new cold store and extension to Bed 2, plus first floor proposed assisted bathroom and extension to Bed 13. Ground floor extension to lounge.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 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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22 Sep 2026
Status changed to Application Under Consideration
Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.
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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 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
12 documents on file for this application
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