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57-59 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 1EH

P/25/04207/ADVConsent to display an AdvertisementRefused
Advertisement consent

Refused on 23 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Advertisement Consent for 2 Fascia Signs, 1 Projecting or Hanging Sign.

Received
17 October 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bournemouth Central
  1. Received17 Oct
  2. Validated17 Oct
  3. Consult.10 Nov
  4. Target
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 157 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an advertising consent application at 57-59 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 1EH. BCP has handled 181 applications of this type. This one was decided in 157 days, 13 weeks longer than BCP's typical decision time. The site is in the Old Christchurch Road conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 139 applications across Bournemouth Central. We hold 215 applications in total for the BH1 postcode area.

84% of advertising applications at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed advertisements, by reason of their size, design and prominent siting, would introduce a visually intrusive and incongruous feature into the street scene and this part of the Old Christchurch Road Conservation Area. Despite the commercial nature of the surrounding area, the signage stands out among nearby advertisements. The development is therefore contrary to Policies CS39 and CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012) and paragraph 135 of the NPPF, which requires that planning decisions ensure developments are sympathetic to local character.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH1 1EH
Application type
Consent to display an Advertisement
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 October 2025
Consultation expiry
10 November 2025
Consultation start
20 October 2025
Consultation end
10 November 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Magdalen House 148 Tooley Street London SE1 2TU

Planning decision

Case officer
Chelsey Golledge

Additional information

Documents
17

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Conservation area: Old Christchurch Road
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Associated applications

  1. 2025
    17 Oct

    Advertisement Consent for 2 Fascia Signs, 1 Projecting or Hanging Sign.

    This applicationRefusedAdvertisement consentP/25/04207/ADV
  2. 2025
    17 Oct

    Change of use from Bank (Class E) to an Adult Gaming Centre (AGC) (Sui Generis)

    Non-determinationFull Planning PermissionFiled alongsideP/25/04213/FUL

Source: BCP

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