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157 Bournemouth Road Poole BH14 9HT

Awaiting decision Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/26/04669/CLE Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development

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Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for existing use as a 7 bedroom HMO (sui generis use)

As published by the council, reference P/26/04669/CLE

Application record

Reference
P/26/04669/CLE
Type
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
Status
Application Under Consideration
Received
28 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Penn Hill
Parish
Poole Town Council
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH14 9HT

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Application Under Consideration

    Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 November 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 61 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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