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3 Wyncombe Road Bournemouth BH5 2JU

BCP/P/26/01957/HOUHouseholderRefused

Refused on 16 July 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Proposed first floor rear and side extension above an existing ground floor single storey rear and side extension.

Received
28 April 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Boscombe East & Pokesdown
  1. Received28 Apr
  2. Validated28 Apr
  3. Consult.18 Jun
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Jul

Decided in 79 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for a side extension at 3 Wyncombe Road Bournemouth BH5 2JU. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 79 days, 2 weeks longer than BCP's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 55 applications across Boscombe East & Pokesdown. We hold 99 applications in total for the BH5 postcode area.

86% of full applications at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed addition of a second storey on top of the existing rear and side elevation is a disproportionately large extension. It will dominate the appearance of the host dwellinghouse and unbalance its built form. It would create an unacceptable amount of additional bulk and massing with a contrived design which emphasises a diagonal extension of the building footprint. The proposal would also harm the neighbouring amenity of 5 Wyncombe Road and The Cottage, Wyncombe Road. It would be overly bulky on the boundary of number 5, creating an overbearing and oppressive structure due to its height and elevated position, causing a potential loss of light. The proposal will also cause harmful overlooking and a sense of surveillance on The Cottage through the addition of new first floor windows which would be much closer to their property/ boundary. This is contrary to Policy CS41 of the Core Strategy (2012), BAP2 of the Boscombe and Pokesdown Neighbourhood Plan (2019), the Residential Design Guide (2008) and the NPPF (2024).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH5 2JU
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 April 2026
Consultation expiry
18 June 2026
Consultation start
29 April 2026
Consultation end
18 June 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Asplan Associates Unit 6 The Axium Centre Dorchester Road Lytchett Minster BH16 6FE

Planning decision

Case officer
George Sanders

Additional information

Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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