5 Seafield Road Bournemouth BH6 3JE Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/00686/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erect a block of 6 flats with off road car parking after the demolition of existing house and garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Feb 2026
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Validated
18 Feb 2026
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Committee
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
30 Jun 2026

Approved on 30 Jun 2026 · Committee · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Planning committee

Decided by BCP Eastern BCP Planning Committee on 25 Jun 2026.

Approved unanimously

As officers recommended.

  • Officers advised granting permission because the scheme was similar to an allowed appeal and would not cause harmful impacts, subject to conditions.
  • Fourteen representations objected, raising concerns about overlooking, parking, traffic, loss of parking, over-development and the additional flat.
  • The committee unanimously granted permission in line with the officer recommendation, as updated by the committee addendum.
Read how the committee decided The proposal, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, committee decision and planning conditions. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of BCP's committee minutes of 25 Jun 2026.

Documents 32

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Site constraints 5

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area about 352 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast; 1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 490 m away: Poole Bay Cliffs SSSI; Inside the Bournemouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 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 £512,500 in June 2019. Detached house, freehold.

28 June 2019£512,500Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
BCP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BH6 3JE
Received
17 Feb 2026
Validated
18 Feb 2026
Ward
East Southbourne & Tuckton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
30 Jun 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Darryl Howells Planning Consultancy
Freehold owner
Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 132 days from validation, 76 days slower than BCP's median of 56 for demolitions. Approved, as 83% of demolitions here are.

59%decided within 8 weeks
83%approved
224decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
3 Jun 2026
Comments by
1 Sept 2026
Committee
25 Jun 2026
BCP
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#279 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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.