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10 Melville Road Bournemouth BH9 2PL

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

Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.

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
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

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.

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After 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.

More on lawful development applications in our guide

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