Southbourne Grove House 96 Southbourne Road Bournemouth BH6 3QQ Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
The Change of Use of a Former Guest House (Use Class C1) to a School (Use Class F1) Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Under consideration
No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 20 Oct 2026; it is now day 103.
Going to planning committee
Thursday 22 October, 10am
Eastern BCP Planning Committee
HMS Phoebe, BCP Civic Centre, Bournemouth BH2 6DY
Item 6d on the agenda
Officers recommend approval
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Source: BCP's committee agenda. The council can change the date or the agenda up to the meeting.
Documents 108
Decision & officer reports 1
Statements & assessments 6
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 1
Consultation & comments 91
Other documents 5
Site constraints 2
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 £798,000 in March 2018. 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 February 2026, 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
Decision outlook
Day 103, past the statutory target. 80% of changes of use in BCP are decided within thirteen weeks; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 18 Oct 2026.
Plota live figures for changes of use decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →
Public comments
59% object · below the UK average of 74%
Last counted 18 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 10 Jul 2026
- Comments by
- 26 Aug 2026
- Committee
- 22 Oct 2026
Historical activity at this location
8 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.
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The consultation period closed on 26 Aug 2026.