Wentworth House 4 The Green Branksome Hill Road Bournemouth BH4 9LR Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/02204/HOU - Householder Approved

Proposal

Installation of balcony to master bedroom, addition of 2x frosted windows to west elevation, velux windows to roof. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
12 May 2026
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Validated
18 May 2026
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Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

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 35 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 244 m away: Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens; Inside the Bournemouth built-up area; Priority habitat about 39 m away: No main habitat but additional habitats present.
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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £610,000 in June 2006. Detached house, freehold.

9 June 2006£610,000
18 December 1998£275,000New build

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area231 m² (2,486 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (71 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 9 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2022, 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

Council
BCP
Application type
Householder
Postcode
BH4 9LR
Received
12 May 2026
Validated
18 May 2026
Ward
Talbot & Branksome Woods
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Bear Architects Limited

How this decision compares

Decided in 60 days from validation, 5 days slower than BCP's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
1,012decided 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
19 May 2026
Comments by
10 Jul 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

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.