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J Franses & Son Jewellers 23 Westover Road Bournemouth BH1 2BZ

P/26/00208/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 10 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use of the second and third floor from residential dwellings (Class C3) to be used as an extension to the ground floor retail shop (Class E)

Received
19 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bournemouth Central
  1. Received19 Jan
  2. Validated19 Jan
  3. Consult.16 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Mar

Decided in 50 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at J Franses & Son Jewellers 23 Westover Road Bournemouth BH1 2BZ. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 13 days quicker than BCP's typical decision time. There have been 2 other applications 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.

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. The proposal results in the loss of 2no. 2-bedroom residential units in a sustainable location. The applicant has failed to sufficiently justify that there is no reasonable alternative or that the benefits would sufficiently outweigh this harm to the borough’s housing stock. In the context of the substantial LPA housing shortfall and the identified local need for 2-bedroom units, this harm is unacceptable and contrary to Policy 6.3 of the District Wide Local Plan (2002, Saved Policies).
  2. The loss of two residential units in the town centre is materially harmful to the vitality of the town centre. Residential accommodation above shops are identified in LPA policy as providing important contributions to the housing stock by adding to the range of housing types available in the town and by providing a residential population outside of normal business hours. The importance of residential development to the vitality of town centres is furthermore recognised by the NPPF (2024). This proposal is accordingly contrary to Local Plan Policies 6.4 and CS7 and to paragraph 90(f) of the NPPF (2024, as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH1 2BZ
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
19 January 2026
Consultation expiry
16 February 2026
Consultation start
19 January 2026
Consultation end
16 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
12F Queesnway New Milton Western Region (12) BH25 5NN

Additional information

Documents
12

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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