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456 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4BA

Refused Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/26/00434/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a 9 bedroom House of Multiple Occupation (Sui Generis Use)

As published by the council, reference P/26/00434/CLE

Application record

Reference
P/26/00434/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Not Lawful
Received
2 Feb 2026
Validated
2 Feb 2026
Decided
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Boscombe West
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH1 4BA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.

  • P/26/00520/FUL Awaiting decision

    456 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4BA

    Alterations, extensions and conversion of the existing mixed use 9-bedroom HMO/hotel guesthouse use (Sui Generis) to a 7-bedroom HMO (Sui Generis) and 3 self-contained Flats (C3 Use) with associated bin and cycle storage. (Amended description)

    Submitted 6 Feb 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Feb 2026

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 2 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Not Lawful

  3. 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 refusal means

Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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.

Nearby applications

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  • 456 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 4BA

    P/26/00520/FUL Submitted 6 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    76% historically approved · decision due ~6 Apr

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    Awaiting decision Trees

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