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Marshall Point 4 Richmond Gardens Bournemouth BH1 1JD

P/26/02288/PNCBDPrior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to DwellinghouseRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 20 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Prior Approval application for conversion of commercial space (Offices - Use Class E) to residential (Use Class C3). The change of use will result in the creation of 73 no. self-contained units.

Received
18 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Bournemouth Central
  1. Received18 May
  2. Validated18 May
  3. Consult.8 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Jul

Decided in 63 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at Marshall Point 4 Richmond Gardens Bournemouth BH1 1JD. BCP has handled 792 applications of this type. This one was decided in 63 days. There are no previous applications recorded 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.

76% of outline 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. Prior Approval is required and is refused as the proposals include external amendments which is not covered by Schedule 2 Part 3 Class MA; unacceptable fire safety impacts and insufficient information in relation to flooding, contrary to the requirements of MA.2.(2)(c) and MA.2.(2)(i) of Schedule 2, Part 3, Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH1 1JD
Application type
Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
Scale / size
Large
Number of dwellings
73
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
18 May 2026
Consultation expiry
8 June 2026
Consultation start
18 May 2026
Consultation end
8 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Labs Atrium The Stables Market Chalk Farm Road London NW1 8AH

Additional information

Documents
46

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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