Planning application
Kantara Guest House 8 Gardens View Bournemouth BH1 3QA
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Conversion of the hotel (Use class C1) into a Sui Generis larger HMO, consisting of 8 bedrooms and Managers' accommodation (no external changes proposed to main building) with the erection of an associated cycle store.
As published by the council, reference P/26/04542/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04542/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 18 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- East Cliff & Springbourne
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH1 3QA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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28 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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
6 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 full applications in a median of 87 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About full applications
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