1248 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH10 7AG

1. 1.The proposal would lead to a loss of a local commercial facility that provides employment and has not justified this loss as required by policy, so is contrary to Policy CS6, CS11 and CS27 Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012).
2. 2.The proposed subdivision of the plot would result in a form of infill development that is out of keeping with the established pattern and type of development in the locality that would fail to deliver a development of a type, height, scale and layout that would preserve the spacious residential character of the area. As such, the proposed development would be contrary to Policies CS6, CS21 & CS41 of the adopted Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), Saved Policy 6.8 of the District Wide Local Plan, the provisions of the document Residential Development: A Design Guide (2008), and the provisions of the NPPF (2025).
3. 3.The scale, mass and height of the building would present an overbearing visual impact to neighbouring properties and the proximity and layout of first floor and second floor windows of the flat block are in close proximity to 1246, and 1248a causing privacy and overlooking issues that would be detrimental to the living conditions of neighbouring occupants, and future occupants of the flat block. The proposed dwellings also fail to provide sufficient internal and external amenity space and would result in unsatisfactory living conditions for future occupants. It is therefore contrary to Policies CS21 and CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan.
4. 4.The application fails to include a satisfactorily detailed Flood Risk Assessment that assesses the risks of flooding to and from the site and explains how those risks will be managed over the lifetime of the development. In the absence of an appropriate FRA, the Local Planning Authority is unable to confirm that the development would be safe, would have a safe and suitable highways access in a flood event, would not increase flood risk elsewhere, or would remain safe for its lifetime, including in a changing climate. The proposal is therefore contrary to paragraphs 115 and 176 of the NPPF, and the requirements of Policy CS4 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), and Policy 3.20 of the Bournemouth District Wide Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Postcode

BH10 7AG

Application type

Outline Planning Permission

Scale / size

Small

Date validated

29 October 2025

Consultation expiry

6 March 2026

Consultation start

30 October 2025

Consultation end

6 March 2026

Agent address

Office A5 The Arena Business Park Holyrood Close Poole BH17 7FJ

Documents

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