Planning application
37 Churchill Road Bournemouth BH1 4ES
Works: New dwelling
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for existing use of 37 Churchill Road as 5 self-contained flats.
As published by the council, reference P/26/01435/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/01435/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 30 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 31 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Boscombe West
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH1 4ES
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Mar 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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31 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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 grant of permission means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 21 August 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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