270 Kinson Road Bournemouth BH10 5JL Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/02755/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Proposed 1x new Remote Gas Cooler to be installed at ground floor. Proposed 3x new Standard AC Heat pump units enclosed with protective railing to be installed at ground floor. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation about 304 m away: Kinson Common
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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 407 m away: Turbary and Kinson Commons 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 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.

Building

Floor area375 m² (4,036 sq ft)
Energy ratingB (asset rating 29)
UseRetail/Financial and Professional Services
HeatingAir Conditioning

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2025, 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

Council
BCP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BH10 5JL
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Kinson
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Tesco
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 65 days from validation, 10 days slower than BCP's median of 55 for utility and infrastructure works. Approved, as 82% of utility and infrastructure works here are.

68%decided within 8 weeks
82%approved
31decided in the last year

Plota live figures for utility and infrastructure works decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
19 Jun 2026
Comments by
27 Jul 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

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 and leaseholders: 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.