Planning application
43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a HMO (Use Class C4).
As published by the council, reference P/26/02794/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/02794/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Lawful
- Received
- 16 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 11 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Queen's Park
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH8 8QQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/26/04324/PNHH Awaiting decision
43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.00 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 3.00 metres
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P/26/03186/PNHH Refused
43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.00 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 3.00 metres
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jun 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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17 Jun 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting sign off
Previously Application Under Consideration.
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11 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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 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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43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.00 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 3.00 metres
Refused Prior approval New dwelling Extension 4 docsSmall domestic -
43 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8QQ
72% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov
Single storey rear extension which would extend beyond the rear wall of the original semi-detached dwelling house by 6.00 metres, for which the maximum height would be 3.00 metres and for which the height at the eaves would be 3.00 metres
Awaiting decision Prior approval New dwelling Extension 4 docsSmall domestic -
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P/26/03179/CLP Granted
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P/26/04406/CLE Awaiting decision
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P/26/04393/CLP Awaiting decision
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P/26/03426/CLP Granted
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P/26/03411/CLP Granted
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