8 Glenferness Avenue Bournemouth BH4 9NF Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/01850/HOU - Householder Approved

Proposal

Proposed open sided timber car port with a pitched roof in front of our existing garage. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Validated
24 Apr 2026
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Approved
15 Jun 2026

Approved on 15 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 4

Meyrick Park and Talbot Woods conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Local nature reserve about 121 m away: Pugs Hole
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.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 183 m away: Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens; 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 11 September 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
Householder
Postcode
BH4 9NF
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
24 Apr 2026
Ward
Talbot & Branksome Woods
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
15 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 52 days from validation, about the council's usual 54 days. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
919decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
29 Apr 2026
Comments by
6 Jun 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