Planning application
P/26/01750/CLE
18 Smithson Close Poole BH12 5EY
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
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
After the decision
The process from here
The council has decided this application; the published outcome sits in the record above and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail, including any conditions.
If permission was granted, work must normally begin within three years of the decision. If it was refused, the applicant can appeal within the statutory time limit or submit a revised scheme.
About lawful development applications
How this application type works
A lawful development certificate is a legal determination, not a planning judgement. It asks the council to confirm either that existing use or works are lawful, often through the passage of time, or that a proposal would not need planning permission at all. The applicant must prove the facts; the merits of the scheme are not considered.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P/26/03566/TTPO Awaiting decision
1 Gallop Way Poole BH12 5HG
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.
Other lawful development applications
In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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P/26/02596/CLP Decided
12B Western Avenue Poole BH13 7AL
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed new car gate, a new pedestrian entrance gate and new areas of gravel driveway (permeable construction) not on the boundary
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P/26/02507/CLP Decided
30 Moortown Drive Poole Wimborne BH21 3AR
Lawful Development Certificate for proposed single storey rear extension, detached garage, rear dormer window, 3 x roof lights, porch and hip to gable extension.
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P/26/03575/CLP Awaiting decision
180 West Way Poole Broadstone BH18 9LN
Single storey rear extension
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P/26/03542/CLE Awaiting decision
21 Stanfield Road Bournemouth BH9 2NL
Lawful development certificate for an existing use as a 6 bedroom student house in multiple occupation (Class C4)
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P/26/03469/CLE Awaiting decision
115 Palmerston Road Bournemouth BH1 4HP
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of the whole property as a Class C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO), occupied by up to 5 unrelated individuals.