23 Stratton Road Bournemouth BH9 3PG Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/03606/CLP - Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use or development Refused

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for proposed additional third storey to an existing two-storey detached house. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Jul 2026
✗
Refused
11 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Site constraints 2

Also on the record
Inside the Bournemouth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. 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 3

Last sold for £375,000 in December 2018. Detached house, freehold.

21 December 2018£375,000
23 May 2014£294,000Recorded as a transfer outside a standard sale
27 August 2004£225,000

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

Building

Floor area104 m² (1,119 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (66 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1976 to 1982
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in February 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

Council
BCP
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use or development
Postcode
BH9 3PG
Received
30 Jul 2026
Validated
30 Jul 2026
Ward
Muscliff & Strouden Park
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Not Lawful
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 12 days faster than BCP's median of 55 for extensions. Refused, as 15% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
948decided in the last year

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

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.