Southbourne Crossroads Car Park Southbourne Coast Road Bournemouth BH6 3NH Data via plota.co.uk

P/25/04045/CONDR - Removal or Variation of Condition Refused

Proposal

Variation of Conditions 1 & 8 of Planning Permission 7-2025-28119-C (Minor material amendment application to vary condition no .2 for internal and external alterations to Blocks A-D, erection of a new cycle store for Block A and re wording of conditions 4,5,7,8 and 9 (Application ref. 7-2021-28119, original description - Erection of 4 blocks (total of 27 flats) with bin and cycle stores and formation of vehicular access and associated undercroft car parking).) to allow for changes to Block D to form a privacy wall and roof terrace (part retrospective). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
8 Oct 2025
✓
Validated
9 Dec 2025
✗
Refused
2 Mar 2026
✗
Appeal dismissed

Refused on 2 Mar 2026 · Committee · Last checked 2 Oct 2026

Planning committee

Decided by BCP Eastern BCP Planning Committee on 19 Feb 2026.

Refused

Against officer advice: officers had recommended approval.

  • Officers recommended permission because the changes were considered acceptable without materially harming the area or neighbouring residents.
  • Objections concerned visual impact, design, overbearing development, privacy, amenity space, transparency and precedent.
  • The committee voted 8–1 to refuse permission, citing neighbouring amenity and unsecured mitigation contributions.
Read how the committee decided The proposed changes, site history, officers’ assessment, objections, speakers, vote and reasons for refusal. Includes the meeting recording

Source: Plota analysis of BCP's committee minutes of 19 Feb 2026.

Documents 27

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Site constraints 4

Special protection area about 115 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Bournemouth built-up area; Priority habitat about 16 m away: Maritime cliff and slope.
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
Removal or Variation of Condition
Postcode
BH6 3NH
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
9 Dec 2025
Ward
East Southbourne & Tuckton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refused
Decision date
2 Mar 2026
Decision level
Committee
Applicant
Show
Agent
Pure Town Planning

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Jan 2026
Committee
19 Feb 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