Planning application
709 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2AU
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Prior approval for part change of use from Class E to Class C3 . The development involves the conversion of the existing rear ground floor into 1 x Studio flat dwelling.
As published by the council, reference P/26/04504/PNCBD
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04504/PNCBD
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Moordown
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH9 2AU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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17 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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
11 documents on file for this application
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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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