Planning application
5 Orchard Avenue Poole BH14 8AH
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 proposed reduction of the existing fence behind the boundary wall. Install security rails perpendicular to the reduced height fence across to the new fencing. Continue the relocated fence across the front garden (continuing in line a minimum of 1m back from the front boundary) finishing by the driveway retaining wall.
As published by the council, reference P/26/04738/CLP
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04738/CLP
- Type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for proposed use or development
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Parkstone
- Parish
- Poole Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH14 8AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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P/26/02621/HOU Refused
5 Orchard Avenue Poole BH14 8AH
Retrospective application for fence erected behind the existing boundary wall
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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2 Oct 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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6 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 27 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
5 documents on file for this application
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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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Retrospective application for fence erected behind the existing boundary wall
Refused Householder 7 docsSmall domestic -
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