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4-6 Longfleet Road and 5 Parkstone Road Poole BH15 2HX

P/26/00416/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 28 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Retrospective change of use to a temporary surface car park, retention of boundary hoardings save for those adjacent to the established access along Longfleet Road and the laying of a hard surface adjacent to said access

Received
30 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Poole Town
  1. Received30 Jan
  2. Validated13 Feb
  3. Consult.18 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided28 May

Decided in 104 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 4-6 Longfleet Road and 5 Parkstone Road Poole BH15 2HX. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 118 days, 8 weeks longer than BCP's typical decision time. The site is in 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Poole Town. We hold 332 applications in total for the BH15 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 vehicle movements associated with the car park use are likely to result in significant highway safety issues and significant traffic congestion issues on Longfleet Road, a Classified Road. The proposal is therefore contrary to the provisions of Policies PP34 and PP35 of the Poole Local Plan (adopted 2018).
  2. The car park use would be contrary to policy aims of encouraging and prioritising sustainable forms of transport to assist with reducing traffic congestion, reducing emissions and to benefit air quality in the town centre. The proposal is therefore contrary to the provisions of Policies PP34 and PP35 of the Poole Local Plan (adopted 2018).
  3. Retention of the boundary hoardings as proposed does not contribute positively to the retention and creation of a safe highway environment due to the impact on forward visibility available for vehicle drivers at the convergence of two Classified Roads. The proposal is therefore contrary to the provisions of Policy PP35 of the Poole Local Plan (adopted 2018).
  4. The use of full-height perimeter hoarding in this context creates a dead frontage, a perceived lack of safety and the creation of a visual and physical barrier. The proposal therefore fails to enhance the character of the area and fails to comply with the relevant provisions of Policy PP27 of the Poole Local Plan (2018).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH15 2HX
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 February 2026
Consultation expiry
18 March 2026
Consultation start
16 February 2026
Consultation end
18 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Unit 5 Designer House Sandford Lane Wareham BH20 4DY

Additional information

Documents
16

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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, 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, 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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