Stepnell Reach 541 Blandford Road Poole BH16 5BW Data via plota.co.uk
Pending
P/26/02559/FUL
Description
Site refurbishment work including the installation of racking, formalisation of dedicated loading area and associated works Data via plota.co.uk
Nearby new applications
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2022
Refused
Grass verge adjacent Hamworthy Recreation Ground, Blandford Road, Dorset, BH16 5BW
The installation of a new 15m-high telecommunications monopole and 3no. ground-based equi…
2022
Approved
Lush, Unit 12-14, Stepnell Reach, 541 Blandford Road, Poole, BH16 5BW
Factory signage to be updated to new logo and making unit numbers clearer to aid deliveri…
2020
Approved
29A Border Road, Poole, BH16 5EE
Retrospective conservatory to rear of property
2018
Refused
31 Border Road, Poole, BH16 5EE
Sever land & construct new 3 bedroom dwelling & off road parking. Demolish existing garage
2017
Refused
18 Border Road, Poole, BH16 5EE
Subdivide plot and create an additional dwelling.
2017
Approved
Land adjacent to 53 Border Road, Upton, BH16 5EE
(T1) Oak - crown lift by 4m, prune secondary and tertiary branches to give up to 2m clear…
2017
Approved
Unit 8-9, Stepnell Reach, 541 Blandford Road, Poole, BH16 5BW
New 'Ashland' image signage to replace existing
2016
Withdrawn
Unit 8-9, Stepnell Reach, 541 Blandford Road, Poole, BH16 5BW
New image Ashland signage to replace existing x 4 ACM panels.
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.
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BCP decision performance
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
