Planning application
18 Smithson Close Poole BH12 5EY
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful development certificate for existing use or operation to Establish use of property as 6 bed House in Multiple Occupation.
As published by the council, reference P/26/01750/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/01750/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Lawful
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 11 May 2026
- Decided
- 30 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Talbot & Branksome Woods
- Parish
- Poole Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH12 5EY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/26/00391/CLE Refused
18 Smithson Close Poole BH12 5EY
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a house of Multiple Occupation licensed since 2009.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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11 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 30 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.
Nearby applications
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18 Smithson Close Poole BH12 5EY
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a house of Multiple Occupation licensed since 2009.
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96% historically approved · decision due ~22 Sep
G1 Mixed Species • Crown raise to 5.2m over the road and cut back to the road edge. T1 Holly • Crown raise to 5.2m over the parking bay. T2 Sycamore • Remove dead limb over the parking bay. T3 Sycamore • Crown raise to 5.2m over the road. T4 Sycamore• Sever ivy beginning to dominate the upper crown.• Crown raise to 5.2m over the road. T5 Unknown Species • Fell dead, ivy-covered tree. T6 Sycamore • Sever ivy and remove deadwood. T7 Cherry • Sever ivy. T8 Oak • Sever ivy and crown raise to 5.2m over the road and parking bay. T9 Cherry • Sever ivy and crown raise to 5.2m over the road. T10 Unknown Species • Fell small ivy-clad stem. T11 Scots Pine – large, failed tree • Remove failed limbs and fell the remaining stem. T11A Pine • Assess and remove if required, as it appears to have been damaged by the failed Scots Pine and may have crushed a Holly. T12 Sycamore • Crown raise to 3m over the bin store. T13 Holly • Fell dead, ivy-clad stem. T14 Sycamore • Crown raise to 5.2m over the parking bays, sever ivy and tidy snapped limbs. T15 Cherry • Crown raise to 5.2m over the road.
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
12 Talbot Meadows Poole BH12 5DG
Single storey rear extension to replace existing conservatory and addition of fenestration to side elevation
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