21-25 Boscombe Spa Road Bournemouth BH5 1AX Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/03599/OUT - Outline Planning Permission Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Outline Planning Permission with some matters reserved for additions to previously approved residential development to include an additional floor to provide a 2 bedroom flat making the total to 9 flats with a rear roof extension, rear extension to the first and second floor, internal layout amendments, relocation of secure bike store, front landscaping, additional windows and rear terraces. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jul 2026
✓
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 18 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 17 Nov 2026, from BCP's recent extensions.

Comments are open until 23 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 6

Boscombe Spa conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve about 67 m away: Boscombe Chine
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 152 m away: Poole Bay Cliffs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Bournemouth built-up area; Priority habitat about 34 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
BCP
Application type
Outline Planning Permission
Postcode
BH5 1AX
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Sept 2026
Ward
Boscombe West
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Shore Architecture

Decision outlook

Day 16 of the 56-day target. BCP usually decides extensions by day 55.

Day 1640 days to the 56-day target
72%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
933decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
24 Sept 2026
Comments by
23 Oct 2026
BCP
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#279 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Major dwellings

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%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
BCP decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #233 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #214 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #256 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #267 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
346 decided (1-9 homes)
68%
Major dwellings approved
56 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
78 decided
2,244
Total decisions
392 refused in the year to March 2026