Planning application
14 Ensbury Avenue Bournemouth BH10 4HG
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 a 6 bedroom property that has been used as an HMO (C4) for over the last 10 years
As published by the council, reference P/26/01640/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/01640/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Not Lawful
- Received
- 13 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 16 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Wallisdown & Winton West
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH10 4HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Apr 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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16 Apr 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Jun 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
4 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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