Planning application
297 Columbia Road Bournemouth BH10 4EQ
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use or operation as a 6 bedroom HMO.
As published by the council, reference P/26/03220/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03220/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 10 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Redhill & Northbourne
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH10 4EQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Jul 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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13 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
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6 Oct 2026
Status changed to Awaiting sign off
Previously Application Under Consideration.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 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 6 October 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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