32 Southbourne Grove Bournemouth BH6 3RA Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Retrospective application for a single storey rear store extension and modification to shop front Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Refused on 29 Oct 2025 · Committee · Last checked 19 Oct 2026
Planning committee
Decided by BCP Eastern BCP Planning Committee on 23 Oct 2025.
Refused unanimously
As officers recommended.
- Officers advised refusal because the shopfront was poorly designed and harmed accessibility for disabled and mobility-impaired users.
- All 43 representations objected, raising concerns about access, construction, drainage, noise, overlooking and rodents.
- Members unanimously refused permission in line with the officer recommendation.
Source: Plota analysis of BCP's committee minutes of 23 Oct 2025.
Documents 13
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 3
Plans & drawings 4
Application forms 2
Consultation & comments 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 2
Checked on 14 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 £80,000 in August 1998. Semi-detached house, 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 November 2014, 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
How this decision compares
Decided in 110 days from validation, 28 days slower than BCP's median of 82 for full applications. Refused, as 24% of full applications here are.
Plota live figures for full applications decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Consultation
- 16 Jul 2025
- Comments by
- 8 Aug 2025
- Committee
- 23 Oct 2025
Historical activity at this location
26 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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