45 Fortescue Road Bournemouth BH3 7JU

1. 3 Dec 2025

   Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

2. 27 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Lawful

3. 12 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

• 40A Grafton Road Bournemouth BH3 7JS

  P/26/00351/FUL Submitted 26 Jan 2026 45m away

  Replace existing open porch & canopy with enclose porch of brick construction with pitched slate roof. Glazed entrance door to front with side windows together with windows to both upper sides.

  Granted Full applications Extension Roofing +1 8 docs
  Small domestic

• 7 Fortescue Road Bournemouth BH3 7JT

  P/25/04996/CLE Submitted 3 Dec 2025 142m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for more than 10 years

  Decided Lawful development 5 docs

• 126 Alma Road Bournemouth BH9 1AL

  P/26/04046/CLE Submitted 21 Aug 2026 172m away

  89% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a larger House in Multiple Occupation

  Awaiting decision Lawful development 3 docs

• 1 Alington Road Bournemouth BH3 7JX

  P/25/03468/FUL Submitted 8 Sep 2025 187m away

  Alterations to an existing HMO including a rear single storey extension, a rear and side dormer, new rooflights and increasing the total of bedrooms to 13.

  Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 29 docs
  Small domestic

• 31 Kings Road Bournemouth BH3 7LD

  P/25/04997/CLE Submitted 3 Dec 2025 194m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a House in Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis HMO) for more than 10 years

  Decided Lawful development 6 docs

• 35 Heron Court Road Bournemouth BH9 1DE

  P/25/04993/CLE Submitted 3 Dec 2025 223m away

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for more than 10 years

  Decided Lawful development 6 docs

• P/26/04284/CLP Awaiting decision

  Units 5B East and 5B West Roundways Industrial Estate Elliott Road Bournemouth BH11 8JJ

  Lawful development certificate for proposed change of use from a Class B1 Business Use to a purpose falling within Class E(d) (indoor sport, recreation or fitness) of the Town and Country Planning (Use Classes) Order 1987 (as amended)

  4 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• P/26/03280/CLP Decided

  120 Parkstone Avenue Poole BH14 9LS

  Lawful Development Certificate for proposed loft conversion including side dormer.

  14 Jul 2026 Lawful development
• P/26/04270/CLE Awaiting decision

  22 Privet Road Bournemouth BH9 2NS

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a 6 bedroom HMO.

  3 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• P/26/04242/CLP Awaiting decision

  90 East Avenue Bournemouth BH3 7DD

  Lawful Development Certificate for proposed Installation of 5 roof lights and internal alterations for the conversion of the existing roof space to habitable accommodation.

  2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
• P/26/04221/CLE Awaiting decision

  89 Ensbury Park Road Bournemouth BH9 2SH

  Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a seven bedroom House of Multiple Occupation

  1 Sep 2026 Lawful development