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8 Charlotte Close Poole BH12 5HR

Awaiting decision Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/26/04174/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development

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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for existing use or as a House of Multiple Occupation with 7 bedrooms.

As published by the council, reference P/26/04174/CLE

Application record

Reference
P/26/04174/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
Status
Registered - Awaiting Allocation
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
3 Sep 2026
Ward
Talbot & Branksome Woods
Parish
Poole Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH12 5HR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 27 Aug 2026

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 3 Sep 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 29 October 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

4 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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What 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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