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26 William Road Bournemouth BH7 7BA

P/26/00166/HOUHouseholderRefused

Refused on 12 March 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Retrospective additional Velux to second floor

Received
15 January 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Littledown & Iford
  1. Received15 Jan
  2. Validated15 Jan
  3. Consult.17 Feb
  4. Target
  5. Decided12 Mar

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application at 26 William Road Bournemouth BH7 7BA. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than BCP's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 63 applications across Littledown & Iford. We hold 97 applications in total for the BH7 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. It is considered that the proposed clear-glazed, fully openable side rooflight would result in harmful overlooking and a loss of privacy for the neighbouring property at No.28 William Road. This level of impact would be detrimental to the reasonable residential amenity expected by neighbouring occupiers. The proposal therefore conflicts with Policy CS41 of the Local Plan: Core Strategy (2012), as well as the guidance contained within the Residential Extensions: A Design Guide for Householders (2008), Residential Development: A Design Guide (2008), and the National Planning Policy Framework (2021).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH7 7BA
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
15 January 2026
Consultation expiry
17 February 2026
Consultation end
17 February 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
54 The Grove Christchurch BH23 2HB

Additional information

Documents
10

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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