A planning application could turn unused upper floors at 24 to 26 Westover Road in Bournemouth town centre into five flats, with local consultation running until 12 November. Five flats could be created inside former offices on Westover Road in Bournemouth town centre. The application covers part of the first floor and all of the second and third floors at 24 to 26 Westover Road, which is a four storey building on the northern side of the street in a central terrace. Planning papers say the terrace and the wider road include commercial premises with homes above them, while the upper three f
Five flats could be created inside former offices on Westover Road in Bournemouth town centre.
The application covers part of the first floor and all of the second and third floors at 24 to 26 Westover Road, which is a four storey building on the northern side of the street in a central terrace.
Planning papers say the terrace and the wider road include commercial premises with homes above them, while the upper three floors covered by the scheme have "not been used in the last few years".
The applicant is seeking "prior approval" to change the space from commercial use to residential use, after an earlier bid to create flats on the second and third floors was refused.
The notes say the latest proposal addresses the issues raised when the previous bid was refused, and the consultation is open until 12 November under application P/26/05015/PNCBD for the Westover Road site.
Planning officers are expected to make a decision after the consultation period has ended, giving people time to respond before the council reaches its view on the proposed change of use.
