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15 Stanfield Road Bournemouth BH9 2NL

P/25/05300/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 27 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Erection of extensions and roof alterations to accommodate change of use to form 8 bedroom House in Multiple Occupation (Sui generis)

Received
22 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Winton East
  1. Received22 Dec
  2. Validated5 Jan
  3. Consult.4 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided27 Feb

Decided in 53 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 15 Stanfield Road Bournemouth BH9 2NL. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 67 days, 4 days longer than BCP's typical decision time. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Winton East. We hold 211 applications in total for the BH9 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 dormer windows by, reason of their excessive length, bulk and boxy appearance would create a poorly designed structure that would appear incongruous and overly dominant to the host building and would not respect the design and character of the surrounding area. This would be further exacerbated by the corner position of the dwelling in the street scene. The proposals are contrary to Policies CS24 and CS41 of the Core Strategy for Bournemouth and the provisions of the adopted Residential Extensions: A Design Guide for Householders (September 2008). The conversion of a C3 dwelling to a Sui Generis HMO in this area would exceed the 10% limit set by Policy CS24 of the Core Strategy and therefore the principle of a change of use would not be supported. An 8 person HMO would also be considered an over intensification and overdevelopment of the site creating an out of character addition to the surrounding area which would also harm the residential amenity of Number 17 Stanfield Road, contrary to Policy CS41 of the Core Strategy and 6.17 of the District Wide Local Plan. The application has failed to provide complete plans showing all proposed works. The application has failed to provide any information regarding BNG and therefore harm cannot be accurately assessed and is therefore contrary to Policy CS30 of the Bournemouth Core Strategy Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH9 2NL
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
5 January 2026
Consultation expiry
4 February 2026
Consultation start
5 January 2026
Consultation end
4 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
21 Middle Road Park Gate Southampton SO31 7GH

Appeal history

6009149
Dismissed
Type: Planning AppealProcedure: Written RepresentationsDecision: 3 September 2026Dev Type: Change of useReason: refused

Additional information

Documents
10

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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