Lower Gardens Bournemouth BH2 5AU Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/04118/FUL - Full Planning Permission Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Temporary installation of winter event over the next five seasons between the months of November to January, from through to Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 04:46

Application progress

✓

Received

25 Aug 2026

✓

Validated

2 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 28 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from BCP's recent commercial and major works.

Comments are open until 11 Nov 2026

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Documents 114

Decision & officer reports 3

PDF Pre-app Officer Response_P2602534PAPM.pdf Officer Report · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Pre-app Officer Response_P2602534PAPM.pdf Officer Report · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Pre-app Officer Response_P2602534PAPM.pdf Officer Report · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 20

Plans & drawings 43

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Full Application · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Full Application · 25 Aug 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 27

PDF Commenter’s name hidden Show Neighbour Representation · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

PDF Consultee - BCP Waste & Recycling Consultee Response · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee - BCP Waste & Recycling Consultee Response · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee - Bournemouth Town Council Consultee Response · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Consultee - Bournemouth Town Council Consultee Response · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Site constraints 5

Registered park or garden about 57 m away: Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens

Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.

Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Special protection area about 376 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast; SSSI about 336 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 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: Full Planning Permission
Postcode: BH2 5AU
Received: 25 Aug 2026
Validated: 2 Sept 2026
Ward: Bournemouth Central
Parish: Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer: Show
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Arena Global Management Ltd

Decision outlook

Day 57 of the 56-day target. BCP usually decides commercial and major works by day 59.

prediction

Day 5714 days to the predicted decision (day 71)

49%decided within 8 weeks

90%approved

42decided in the last year

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

Public comments

1comment received

Last counted 28 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Consultation: 21 Oct 2026
Comments by: 11 Nov 2026

Historical activity at this location

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2025

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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

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Extended time limit

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Major dwellings approved

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Change of use approved

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Total decisions

392 refused in the year to March 2026

Lower Gardens Bournemouth BH2 5AU Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 114

Decision & officer reports 3

Statements & assessments 20

Plans & drawings 43

Application forms 2

Consultation & comments 27

Other documents 19

Site constraints 5

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Decision outlook

Public comments

Consultation & key dates

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