Planning application
16 Drummond Road Bournemouth BH1 4DS
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for Existing Use as a Six-bed, Use Class C4, HMO.
As published by the council, reference P/25/03159/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/03159/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Not Lawful
- Received
- 19 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 19 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 13 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Boscombe West
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH1 4DS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Aug 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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13 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Not Lawful
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About lawful development applications
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination that existing or proposed works do not need planning permission; the merits of the scheme are not considered. More in our guide to planning application types.
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