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7 Riviera Court Suffolk Road Bournemouth BH2 5SY

P/25/04723/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 5 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Existing Flat 7 to extend and erect additional storey at roof level for increased habitation.

Received
17 November 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bournemouth Central
  1. Received17 Nov
  2. Validated9 Dec
  3. Consult.28 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Feb

Decided in 58 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 7 Riviera Court Suffolk Road Bournemouth BH2 5SY. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 80 days, 2 weeks longer than BCP's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 138 applications across Bournemouth Central. We hold 160 applications in total for the BH2 postcode area.

86% of full 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. It is considered that the proposed development by, reason of the design, bulk, size, and boxy appearance, would create a poorly designed structure that would not respect the design of the host building and character of the surrounding area. Due to the corner location of the site and proximity to open spaces the proposal would be highly visible from the Cambridge Road intersection harming the character of the wider area. The proposal lacks subservience and would dominate the host building, creating a contrived design. Additionally, the six rear floor to ceiling windows to the proposal would face towards 9 Cambridge Road and result in harmful overlooking towards this neighbour. The proposal would therefore be contrary to the aims of Policy CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (October 2012), D4 of the Town Centre Area Action Plan 2013, the provisions of the adopted Residential Extensions: A Design Guide for Householders (September 2008), Bournemouth Town Centre Development Design Guide SPD (2015) and NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH2 5SY
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 December 2025
Consultation expiry
28 January 2026
Consultation start
9 December 2025
Consultation end
28 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
27 Sheldrake Road Christchurch BH23 4BW

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.

  • 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

Source: BCP

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