66 Merley Ways Poole BH21 1QP Data via plota.co.uk

P/25/02834/HOU - Householder Approved

Proposal

Remove and replace existing roof to create new habitable accommodation at first floor, single storey side extension. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2025
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Approved
17 Oct 2025
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Appeal allowed
26 Feb 2026

Approved on 17 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Public footpath about 19 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
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
Green belt about 68 m away: South West Hampshire.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 14 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 1

Last sold for £297,500 in December 2018. Detached house, freehold.

20 December 2018£297,500

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

Building

Floor area75 m² (807 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (31 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 3 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2018, 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
BH21 1QP
Received
31 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Ward
Bearwood & Merley
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
17 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 26 Feb 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6001508 ↗
Applicant
Show
Agent
North Studio

How this decision compares

Decided in 78 days from validation, 22 days slower than BCP's median of 56 for householder applications. Approved, as 89% of householder applications here are.

61%decided within 8 weeks
89%approved
1,029decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
12 Aug 2025
Comments by
6 Sept 2025
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.