3 Falaise 14 West Overcliff Drive Bournemouth BH4 8AA Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/03228/FUL - Full Planning Permission Pending

Proposal

Proposed outbuilding for home office Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
2 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 28 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 24 Nov 2026, from BCP's recent full applications. The consultation period closed on 25 Aug 2026.

Site constraints 3

West Overcliff Drive 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
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. 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
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BH4 8AA
Received
2 Sept 2026
Validated
2 Sept 2026
Ward
Westbourne & West Cliff
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Alex O'Hanlon

Decision outlook

Day 12 of the 56-day target. BCP usually decides full applications by day 83.

Day 1271 days to the predicted decision (day 83)
23%decided within 8 weeks
81%approved
1,028decided in the last year

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

Public comments

3comments received
3 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 75%

Last counted 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
25 Aug 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