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608-610 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2EN

P/26/04093/PNCBDPrior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to DwellinghouseRefused
Outline / PiP

Refused on 20 October 2026

Delegated (officer decision)3 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Prior approval application for change of use of existing shop (Class E) to form 1 bed flat (Class C3)

Received
25 August 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Winton East
  1. Received25 Aug
  2. Validated25 Aug
  3. Consult.15 Sep
  4. Target
  5. Decided20 Oct

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application for a change of use at 608-610 Wimborne Road Bournemouth BH9 2EN. BCP has handled 792 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker 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 70 applications across Winton East. We hold 211 applications in total for the BH9 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. The application fails to demonstrate that the site has been in one of the sub-paragraph (2) uses for a continuous period of at least 2 years prior to the date of this application for prior approval contrary to paragraph MA.1. (1) (b) of Schedule 2 Part 3 Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
  2. Further, the application fails to demonstrate that the proposal would benefit from adequate natural light to all habitable rooms contrary to MA.2.(2)(f) of Schedule 2 Part 3 Class MA of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).
  3. The application also includes external alterations to the building that are not permitted by 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
BH9 2EN
Application type
Prior Notification (Part3.MA: Commercial, Business and Service (Use Class E) to Dwellinghouse
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
25 August 2026
Consultation expiry
15 September 2026
Consultation start
25 August 2026
Consultation end
15 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
37 Thorncombe Close Poole BH17 9EF

Planning decision

Case officer
Chelsey Golledge

Additional information

Documents
6

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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