Planning application
52 Somerset Road Bournemouth BH7 6JJ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate for proposed erection of single storey home office.
As published by the council, reference P/25/03691/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/03691/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 19 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 19 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Boscombe East & Pokesdown
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH7 6JJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Sep 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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19 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Lawful
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 19 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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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