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37 Benbridge Avenue Bournemouth BH11 9HN

P/25/04995/HOUHouseholderRefused

Refused on 9 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

One-bedroom annex with home office/study

Received
3 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Kinson
  1. Received3 Dec
  2. Validated3 Dec
  3. Consult.30 Jan
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Feb

Decided in 68 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 37 Benbridge Avenue Bournemouth BH11 9HN. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 68 days, 5 days longer than BCP's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 53 applications across Kinson. We hold 664 applications in total for the BH11 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 development, by reason of its design, size of footprint, bulk and siting, would result in an out-of-keeping and overly dominant addition that would fail to appear subservient to the existing dwelling. Furthermore, due to the size, layout and level of facilities proposed within the annexe, the development would lend itself to being used as a self-contained unit of accommodation, rather than an ancillary addition. The proposal would therefore be harmful to the character and the appearance of the area and is accordingly contrary to Policy CS41 of the Core Strategy (2012), the Residential Extensions: A Design Guide (2008) and the NPPF (2024, as amended).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH11 9HN
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
3 December 2025
Consultation expiry
30 January 2026
Consultation end
30 January 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
1 Grand Parade Poole BH15 1AD

Additional information

Documents
6

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.

Source: BCP

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