Planning application
43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Works: New dwelling Extension Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.00 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 3.00 metres
As published by the council, reference P/26/03186/PNHH
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03186/PNHH
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part 1.A: Householder)
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 8 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 8 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 19 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queen's Park
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH8 8QQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/26/04324/PNHH Awaiting decision
43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.00 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 3.00 metres
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P/26/02794/CLE Granted
43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a HMO (Use Class C4).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Jul 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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19 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Refused
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About prior approval applications
Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.
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43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a HMO (Use Class C4).
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43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
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Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.00 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 3.00 metres
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