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
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
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/26/04324/PNHH
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04324/PNHH
- Type
- Prior Notification (Part 1.A: Householder)
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 7 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 7 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Queen's Park
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH8 8QQ
Comment by 1 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole through their own planning portal.
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/26/03186/PNHH Refused
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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7 Sep 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole decided prior approval applications in a median of 42 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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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
Refused Prior approval New dwelling Extension 4 docsSmall domestic -
43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a HMO (Use Class C4).
Granted Lawful development 6 docs -
58 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Retrospective Application to remove side door and return rear of property to an annexe
Granted Householder 9 docsDomestic -
7 Nortoft Road Bournemouth BH8 8QA
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use or operation of property as four bedroom four person House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) since 2004
Granted Lawful development 5 docs -
63 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8RH
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for more than 10 years
Granted Lawful development 5 docs -
140A Stewart Road Bournemouth BH8 8NX
New dormer window to new loft extension
Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer +1 8 docs
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