Planning application
31 Kings Road Bournemouth BH3 7LD
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis HMO) for more than 10 years
As published by the council, reference P/25/04997/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/04997/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Lawful
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 11 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Winton East
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH3 7LD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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11 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsAfter the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
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