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18 Dunkeld Road Bournemouth BH3 7EN

P/26/00610/HOUHouseholderRefused

Refused on 9 June 2026

Delegated (officer decision)2 reasons for refusal

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

Proposal

Demolition of the existing detached garage and rear garden room, and construction of new single-storey side and rear extensions with internal alterations. Removal of the existing bay window and porch, and installation of a new bay window and entrance portico.

Received
12 February 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Talbot & Branksome Woods
  1. Received12 Feb
  2. Validated12 Feb
  3. Consult.19 Mar
  4. Target
  5. Decided9 Jun

Decided in 117 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a full planning application for demolition at 18 Dunkeld Road Bournemouth BH3 7EN. BCP has handled 4,721 applications of this type. This one was decided in 117 days, 8 weeks longer than BCP's typical decision time. The site is in the Meyrick Park and Talbot Woods conservation area. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 250 applications across Talbot & Branksome Woods. We hold 163 applications in total for the BH3 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 cumulative effects of: - the demolition of the existing garage, - the proposed contemporary material finishes to the dwelling, - the proposed contemporary architectural detailing and extensions, - and the proposed boundary treatments to the dwelling at 18 Dunkeld Road would cause harm to its historic character and appearance (and that of the associated garage), to the detriment of the intrinsic quality of the built form within the Meyrick Park and Talbot Woods CA. The proposed changes to the characteristic boundary treatment would have a further negative impact on the character and appearance of the CA. The harm to the designated heritage asset is less than substantial. No public benefit has been identified by the applicant that would outweigh the harm identified by this proposal. For these reasons, the proposal is deemed contrary to s.72 of the Planning (Listed Buildings and Conservation Areas) Act 1990, Chapter 16 of the NPPF and Policy CS39 Designated Heritage Assets of the Bournemouth Local Plan: Core Strategy.
  2. The proposals for this site have clear implications for trees which are protected. An arboricultural assessment would be required to confirm impacts and appropriate protection measures. A tree condition report has been provided, but this is not conclusive information that can replace a tree survey, arboricultural implications assessment, arboricultural method statement and tree protection plan. Without arboricultural confirmation and any necessary protection measures, the proposal cannot evidence that protected trees would not be harmed or mitigated for in the event of construction taking place on the site. This would be contrary to the provisions of Policy 4.25 of the District Wide Local Plan and Policy CS41 of the Bournemouth Local Plan.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH3 7EN
Application type
Householder
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 February 2026
Consultation expiry
19 March 2026
Consultation start
13 February 2026
Consultation end
19 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
The Focus Building Studio 3 1 Crimea Road Bournemouth BH9 1AP

Additional information

Documents
18

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Conservation area: Meyrick Park and Talbot Woods
  • 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, 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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