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10 Melville Road Bournemouth BH9 2PL

Granted Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/26/00432/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate of existing use. The whole house (6 bedrooms) has been used as an HMO for more than 10 years, with only very brief (less than 2 weeks) breaks in between each tenancy.

As published by the council, reference P/26/00432/CLE

Application record

Reference
P/26/00432/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Lawful
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
13 Feb 2026
Decided
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Winton East
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH9 2PL

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 13 Feb 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 9 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Lawful

  4. 12 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 9 April 2026, 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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