Planning application
Flats 1, 2, and 3 21 St Catherine's Road Bournemouth BH6 4AE
Works: New dwelling Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
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 of the upper floors of the premises and properties known as Flat 1, Flat 2 and Flat 3, 21 St Catherines Road, Bournemouth BH6 4AE as 3 self contained flats (C3 Use) are lawful.
As published by the council, reference P/26/00747/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/00747/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Not Lawful
- Received
- 20 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 17 Apr 2026
- Ward
- East Southbourne & Tuckton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH6 4AE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Feb 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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17 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Not Lawful
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12 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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