Planning application
7 Aldridge Road Ferndown BH22 8LT
Works: 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 to measure 6.00m in length, with a maximum height of 4.00m and a height to eaves of 3.00m
As published by the council, reference P/PALH/2026/04959
Application record
- Reference
- P/PALH/2026/04959
- Type
- Prior Approval - Larger Home Extension
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Ferndown South Ward
- Parish
- Ferndown Town
- Postcode
- BH22 8LT
Comment by 6 October 2026
The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Dorset through their own planning portal.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by Dorset
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dorset took a median of 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
8 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 Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided prior approval applications in a median of 28 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.
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