140-144 Old Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 1LN Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/04171/CLE - Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development Application Under Consideration

Proposal

Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of 5x C3 dwelling flats. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Aug 2026
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Validated
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Target date was 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. A decision is expected by 27 Oct 2026.

The consultation period closed on 14 Oct 2026.

Site constraints 4

Old Christchurch Road conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
18 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Royal Bank Of Scotland Plc, Grade II, about 44 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 17 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 146 m away: Upper, Central and Lower Pleasure Gardens, and Coy Pond Gardens; Inside the Bournemouth built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
BCP
Application type
Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
Postcode
BH1 1LN
Received
27 Aug 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Bournemouth Central
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Studio Homer

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
14 Oct 2026
BCP
Planning Authority Score
1.7/10
Poor
#279 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

BCP is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #256 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 60% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (88%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
BCP decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #233 of 296
88%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #214 of 296
44%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #256 of 296
60%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #267 of 296
67%
Minor dwellings approved
346 decided (1-9 homes)
68%
Major dwellings approved
56 decided (10+ homes)
81%
Change of use approved
78 decided
2,244
Total decisions
392 refused in the year to March 2026