29a & b Sandbourne Road Bournemouth BH4 8JH Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/02770/FUL - Full Planning Permission Approved

Proposal

First floor extension & alterations to two flats. Relocation of entrance to Flat 29b. Garden room to rear garden of Flat 29a. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Validated
16 Jun 2026
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Approved
6 Aug 2026

Approved on 6 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

Local nature reserve about 73 m away: Branksome Dene Chine
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.
SSSI about 79 m away: Poole Bay Cliffs 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.
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 6 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.

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Important details

Council
BCP
Application type
Full Planning Permission
Postcode
BH4 8JH
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
16 Jun 2026
Ward
Westbourne & West Cliff
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
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Decision
Granted
Decision date
6 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 51 days from validation, 4 days faster than BCP's median of 55 for extensions. Approved, as 85% of extensions here are.

71%decided within 8 weeks
85%approved
1,012decided in the last year

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

Consultation & key dates

Consultation
17 Jun 2026
Comments by
9 Jul 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