Planning application
171 Alma Road Bournemouth BH9 1AG
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development for Existing use of the property as a House in Multiple Occupation (C4)
As published by the council, reference P/26/02330/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/02330/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 19 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Winton East
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH9 1AG
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/01964/PNHH Granted
171 Alma Road Bournemouth BH9 1AG
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original detached dwelling house by 8.0 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.0 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 3.0 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 May 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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20 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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5 Aug 2026
Status changed to Application Under Consideration
Previously Awaiting sign off.
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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12 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting sign off
Previously Application Under Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 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 11 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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