Planning application
173 Columbia Road Bournemouth BH10 4EE
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for existing 5 bed house which has been a HMO since at least 2012 .
As published by the council, reference P/26/03307/CLE
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/03307/CLE
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Redhill & Northbourne
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH10 4EE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jul 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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16 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 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
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.
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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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