Planning application
The Old Sorting Office 5 Albert Road Bournemouth BH1 1AX
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Application for a Lawful Development Certificate to remove existing combustible cladding panels from North-West, South-East and South-West elevations. Replace with new limited/non-combustible cladding panels to match existing as closely as possible.
As published by the council, reference P/26/01246/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/01246/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 19 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 19 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Bournemouth Central
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH1 1AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Mar 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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26 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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31 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 26 June 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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