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159 Markham Road Bournemouth BH9 1JD

P/26/00027/HOUHouseholderRefused

Refused on 16 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Retrospective planning application for erection of front and side boundary treatment

Received
6 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Winton East
  1. Received6 Jan
  2. Validated7 Jan
  3. Consult.11 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided16 Mar

Decided in 68 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 159 Markham Road Bournemouth BH9 1JD. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 69 days, 6 days longer than BCP's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 70 applications across Winton East. We hold 211 applications in total for the BH9 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 boundary treatment, by reason of its excessive height and out of character materials, appears visually intrusive and out of keeping with the established character of Markham Road, which is defined by predominantly low- level boundary walls. As such, the development disrupts the open appearance of the street scene, creates an overly dominant and ‘fortress-like’ frontage, and restricts views of the host property. Overall, the scheme fails to integrate with its surroundings in terms of scale, height and materials, and therefore conflicts with Policy CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012) and the Residential Extensions: A Design Guide for Householders (2008).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH9 1JD
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
7 January 2026
Consultation expiry
11 March 2026
Consultation start
18 February 2026
Consultation end
11 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
23 Firs Glen Road Talbot Park Bournemouth Dorset BH9 2LS United Kingdom

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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