16 Wharncliffe Road Bournemouth BH5 1AH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Change of Use from Friends Meeting House (Use Class F1) to Nursery (Use Class E) including retention of existing caretaker flat to be let out privately. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026
Documents 62
Decision & officer reports 3
Statements & assessments 31
Plans & drawings 9
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 9
Other documents 8
Site constraints 5
Show all 3 with distances
- 56 m443-451, Christchurch RoadGrade II
- 66 m14, Wharncliffe RoadGrade II
- 106 mChurch of St John the EvangelistGrade II*
Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.
Sales history 1
Last sold for £925,000 in October 2025. Other property, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2019, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
How this decision compares
Decided in 95 days from validation, 39 days slower than BCP's median of 56 for changes of use. Approved, as 74% of changes of use here are.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 17 Jun 2026
- Comments by
- 30 Jul 2026
Historical activity at this location
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
BCP is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #256 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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