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16 Carnarvon Road Bournemouth BH1 4EW

P/26/01293/FULFull Planning PermissionRefused
Full

Refused on 5 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Change of use of a building comprising 1no. flat and 5no. bedsits to a building comprising 3no. flats.

Received
23 March 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Boscombe West
  1. Received23 Mar
  2. Validated26 Mar
  3. Consult.23 Apr
  4. Target
  5. Decided5 Jun

Decided in 71 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a change of use at 16 Carnarvon Road Bournemouth BH1 4EW. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 74 days, 11 days 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 67 applications across Boscombe West. 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. By virtue of insufficient internal space to Units B and C the proposal is considered to result in an unacceptable standard of residential amenity for future occupiers. Units B and C fall short of the Nationally Described Space Standards, contrary to BAP7. The insufficient internal area combined with the low sloping ceilings C is considered to result in a particularly pronounced oppressive and cramped environment for future occupiers of Unit C. The proposed overdevelopment within the existing building is evident in the cramped living accommodation provided. This is further typified by the high density per hectare, contrary to BAP1 stipulations for residential density in the neighbourhood plan area. Overall, the cramped accommodation and unacceptable standards of residential amenity are considered to be poor design; contrary to BAP1, BAP2 and BAP7 of the Boscombe and Pokesdown Neighbourhood Plan (2019), Policy CS41 and CS21 of the Bournemouth Core Strategy (2012) and the NPPF paragraph 135(f).
  2. The application proposes three no. 1 bedroom dwellings which does not align with the SMHA or with the requirements of BAP6. Accordingly the proposed housing mix is unacceptable, contrary to CS21 of the Bournemouth Core Strategy (2019) and with BAP6 of the Boscombe and Pokesdown Neighbourhood Plan (2019).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH1 4EW
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
26 March 2026
Consultation expiry
23 April 2026
Consultation start
30 March 2026
Consultation end
23 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Office A5 The Arena Business Park Holyrood Close Poole BH17 7FJ

Additional information

Documents
8

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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