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355 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2AD

P/26/01067/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
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Refused on 7 May 2026

Delegated (officer decision)4 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Conversion of first floor accommodation from commercial use (Class E) to provide 4 flats with associated bin and cycle storage. Alterations to the roof, to elevations and to the retained ground floor commercial unit (Class E)

Received
10 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Winton East
  1. Received10 Mar
  2. Validated10 Mar
  3. Consult.17 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 58 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 355 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2AD. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days, 5 days quicker than BCP's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application 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. Units 2, 3 and 4, by virtue of the lack of clear glazed, outward facing windows for habitable rooms offers insufficient light and outlook for future occupants which would result in an oppressive environment and poor standard of general amenity. This is considered to be poor design, contrary to Policies CS21 and CS41 of the Core Strategy 2012, paragraph 3.7.6 of the Residential Development: A Design Guide (2008) and the NPPF
  2. Unit 3 by virtue of the substandard internal floor area, has failed to demonstrate adequate internal amenities will be provided for the future occupiers. This constitutes poor design, contrary to Policies CS21 and CS41 of the Core Strategy 2012, paragraph 3.7.6 of the Residential Development: A Design Guide (2008) and the NPPF.
  3. The proposal, by failure to provide a financial contribution in the form of a completed S106 Legal Agreement, will have a harmful impact on the integrity of the Dorset Heathlands Ramsar site. The proposal is therefore contrary to the Dorset Heathlands SPD, Policy CS33 of the Bournemouth Local Plan Core Strategy 2012 and the NPPF.
  4. The proposal, by failure to provide a financial contribution in the form of a completed S106 Legal Agreement, will have a harmful impact on the New Forest Special Protection Area (SAC, SPA and Ramsar). The proposal is therefore contrary to Policy CS32 - International Sites of the Bournemouth Local Plan Core Strategy (2012) and the NPPF.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

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

Planning application dates

Date validated
10 March 2026
Consultation expiry
17 April 2026
Consultation start
11 March 2026
Consultation end
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Office 9 Fleming Court Business Centre Leigh Road Eastleigh SO50 9PD

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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.

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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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