Planning application
Unit 5 Meteor Shopping Park, 151 Somerford Road Christchurch BH23 3RT
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed use as a 24 hour gym.
As published by the council, reference P/25/04109/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/04109/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Burton & Grange
- Parish
- Christchurch Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH23 3RT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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8 Dec 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 8 December 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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