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31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT

Granted Dorset P/PAED/2026/01617 Prior Approval - Class AA enlargement of a dwellinghouse by construction of additional storeys

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.

  • 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).

    Decided 2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 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.

    Decided 24 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Mar 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 18 May 2026

    Decision issued: Prior Approval Granted

  3. 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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What 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

  • 31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT

    P/CLP/2026/03691 Submitted 8 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    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 docs
    Small domestic
  • 31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT

    P/TRT/2025/06632 Submitted 11 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    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

    P/TRT/2026/01285 Submitted 12 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    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

    P/HOU/2024/06291 Submitted 4 Nov 2024 100 yards away

    Single storey extension to the front of the property. (remove existing conservatory).

    Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • 20 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QS

    P/CLP/2025/05213 Submitted 11 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    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 docs
    Domestic
  • 16 Siskin Close Ferndown BH22 9RB

    P/TRT/2025/06999 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 150 yards away

    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

In Dorset

  • P/PAED/2026/05480 Awaiting decision

    Westbrook Holt Wood Holt BH21 7DR

    Erection of additional storey

    Received 2 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • Lower Butterwick Farm Boys Hill Holnest DT9 5PJ

    Change of use & conversion of agricultural building into 1 No. dwelling (Class C3).

    Received 10 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • Flat 1 Swan Yard Cheap Street Sherborne DT9 3AX

    Change of use from Commercial to Dwelling House

    Received 17 Aug, published by the council 21 Aug 2026 Prior approval
  • P/PABA/2026/05446 Awaiting decision

    Kingston Barm Farmhouse Langton Road Kingston BH20 5LR

    Erect agricultural building

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Prior approval
  • P/PALH/2026/05445 Awaiting decision

    Little Lions Farm Horton Road Ashley Heath BH24 2EU

    Erect 2 single storey rear extensions to measure 7.99m in length, with a maximum height of 2.80m and a height to eaves of 2.80m

    Received 1 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Prior approval