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Dorset NHS Headquarters 2 Nuffield Road Poole BH17 0RB

P/26/00150/PNPHVPrior Notification (Part 14.J:Photo-voltaics on Non-Domestic Buildings)Approved
Outline / PiP

Approved on 10 March 2026

Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)1 condition

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

Proposal

Prior approval for installation of a 41.4kWp roof mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) array

Received
14 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Canford Heath
  1. Received14 Jan
  2. Validated14 Jan
  3. Consult.18 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided10 Mar

Decided in 55 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is an outline application for a solar installation at Dorset NHS Headquarters 2 Nuffield Road Poole BH17 0RB. BCP has handled 792 applications of this type. This one was decided in 55 days, 8 days quicker than BCP's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 65 applications across Canford Heath. We hold 703 applications in total for the BH17 postcode area.

76% of outline 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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Application details

Postcode
BH17 0RB
Application type
Prior Notification (Part 14.J:Photo-voltaics on Non-Domestic Buildings)
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 January 2026
Consultation expiry
18 February 2026
Consultation start
20 January 2026
Consultation end
18 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
62 Carter Street Uttoxeter Staffordshire ST14 8EU

Additional information

Documents
8

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • 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 (21)

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, 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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