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128 Ameysford Road Ferndown BH22 9QE

P/FUL/2026/04025Full Planning ApplicationRefused
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Refused on 2 October 2026

2 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

Change of use from a family annexe to an annexe for short term holiday let.

Submitted
24 July 2026
Ward
Ferndown North Ward
  1. Received24 Jul
  2. Validated24 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided2 Oct

Decided in 70 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a full planning application for an outbuilding at 128 Ameysford Road Ferndown BH22 9QE. Dorset has handled 11,876 applications of this type. This one was decided in 70 days, 4 weeks longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 82 applications across Ferndown North Ward. We hold 639 applications in total for the BH22 postcode area.

92% of full applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The site lies approximately 220m from Slop Bog and Uddens Heath SSSI which forms part of the Dorset Heathlands Special Protection Area and Ramsar and the Dorset Heaths Special Area of Conservation. The proposed change of use will create a new residential unit which will result in adverse effects upon the integrity of a European Site. Due to the proximity of the development to the Habitat Site, the mitigation identified in the Dorset Heathland Planning Framework 2020-2025 cannot reasonably be relied upon as being effective. The proposed change of use fails to comply with Policy ME2 (Protection of the Dorset Heathlands) of the Christchurch and East Dorset Local Plan and Policy N6(1)(a)(i) of the NPPF (2026).
  2. In the absence of a legal agreement to secure effective mitigation, the proposal would, in combination with other plans and projects, have an adverse impact on the integrity of the New Forest Special Protection Area, Special Area of Conservation and Ramsar, contrary to Policy ME1 of the Christchurch & East Dorset Core Strategy 2014 and Policy N6 of the National Planning Policy Framework (2026).

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH22 9QE
Application type
Full Planning Application
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Ferndown Town

Planning application dates

Date validated
24 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
170 Springdale Rd Corfe Mullen BH21 3QN

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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

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© 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.

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