29 Sarum Avenue West Moors Ferndown BH22 0ND Data via plota.co.uk

P/HOU/2026/02739 - Householder Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

Erect extension to side elevation Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
8 Jun 2026
Approved
17 Jul 2026

Approved on 17 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Jul 2026

Site constraints 5

Special area of conservation 106 m away: Dorset Heaths
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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 106 m away: Holt and West Moors Heaths SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the West Moors built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Householder Planning Permission
Postcode
BH22 0ND
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
West Moors and Three Legged Cross Ward
Parish
West Moors
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
17 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 39 days from validation, 15 days faster than Dorset's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

73%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,055decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
15 Jul 2026
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dorset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #51 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dorset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #80 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #74 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #51 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #102 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
344 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
40 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
85 decided
2,781
Total decisions
233 refused in the year to March 2026