Planning application
5 Tall Trees 7 Matchams Lane Christchurch BH23 6TT
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
The use of a mobile home for permanent residential occupation.
As published by the council, reference P/26/03158/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03158/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Awaiting sign off
- Received
- 7 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Commons
- Parish
- Hurn Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH23 6TT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Jul 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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20 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Sep 2026
Status changed to Awaiting sign off
Previously Application Under Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 14 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole took a median of 60 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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.
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole decided lawful development applications in a median of 56 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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