Planning application
69 Stewart Road Bournemouth BH8 8NZ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Certificate of Lawfulness for Existing Use or Operation of property as four bedroom four person House of Multiple Occupation (HMO) (Use Class C4) since 2004 until present day
As published by the council, reference P/26/02872/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/02872/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 19 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 14 Aug 2026
- Ward
- East Cliff & Springbourne, Queen's Park
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH8 8NZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jun 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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12 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting sign off
Previously Application Under Consideration.
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14 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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 14 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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