Planning application
1 Ashington Gardens Merley Park Road Poole BH21 3DF
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Retrospective planning permission for the conversion of an integral garage into living accommodation.
As published by the council, reference P/26/04394/HOU
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04394/HOU
- Type
- Householder
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Bearwood & Merley
- Parish
- Poole Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH21 3DF
Comment by 9 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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17 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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
11 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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 householder applications in a median of 57 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
About householder applications
Householder applications cover work to an existing house and its garden, such as extensions, lofts and outbuildings, and cannot create a separate dwelling or change what the building is used for. More in our guide to planning application types.
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