Planning application
31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Raise the roof from 5.73m to 8.33m to create an additional storey
As published by the council, reference P/PAED/2026/01617
Application record
- Reference
- P/PAED/2026/01617
- Type
- Prior Approval - Class AA enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Prior Approval Granted
- Received
- 23 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 23 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 18 May 2026
- Ward
- Ferndown North Ward
- Parish
- Ferndown Town
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH22 9QT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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P/CLP/2026/03691 Refused
31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that the erection of an outbuilding and swimming pool incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling known as 31 Hilltop Road is lawful under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the General Permitted Development Order (2015 as amended).
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P/TRT/2025/06632 Granted
31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT
Oak (EDDC/HA/290): Reduce branches overhanging 23 Larks Close to create a 2.5m separation from the building.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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18 May 2026
Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
19 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 18 May 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT
Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that the erection of an outbuilding and swimming pool incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling known as 31 Hilltop Road is lawful under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the General Permitted Development Order (2015 as amended).
Refused Lawful development 10 docsSmall domestic -
31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT
Oak (EDDC/HA/290): Reduce branches overhanging 23 Larks Close to create a 2.5m separation from the building.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
10 Autumn Close Ferndown BH22 9SX
Oak: Crown thin by 40%. Cut back branches overhanging 8 Autumn Close to property boundary. Remove lowest branch as circled on submitted photograph.
Split decision Trees 4 docs -
1 Siskin Close Ferndown BH22 9RB
Single storey extension to the front of the property. (remove existing conservatory).
Granted Householder Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
20 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QS
Proposed siting of a mobile home (garden annexe) for ancillary residential use within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse. under the Caravans Act 1968”
Granted Lawful development 10 docsDomestic -
16 Siskin Close Ferndown BH22 9RB
T1 Oak - Carry out a light, selective crown reduction of up to 1–1.5 metres on specific lateral branches only, targeting limbs that have grown disproportionately over the garden area. No height reduction is proposed. - Undertake a crown thin of approximately 10–15%, focusing on the removal of crossing, congested or poorly formed internal branches. T2 Oak - Carry out a light, selective crown reduction of up to 1–1.5 metres on specific lateral branches only, targeting limbs that have grown disproportionately over the garden area. No height reduction is proposed. - Undertake a crown thin of approximately 10–15%, focusing on the removal of crossing, congested or poorly formed internal branches. All cuts will be minimal-diameter and will follow BS3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations, using natural target pruning to maintain healthy growth points and avoid large wounds.
Granted Trees 4 docs
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