Planning application
173 Columbia Road Bournemouth BH10 4EE
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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 Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Lawful
- Received
- 15 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 8 Oct 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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6 Oct 2026
Status changed to Awaiting sign off
Previously Application Under Consideration.
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8 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Lawful
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
11 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 8 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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