13 Heathwood Road Bournemouth BH9 2JX Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/02659/CLE - Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development Approved

Proposal

Certificate of Lawfulness for an Existing Use as a 6 bedroom student house. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
7 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Approved

Approved on · Delegated · Last checked 7 Sept 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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 11 September 2026. 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
BH9 2JX
Received
7 Jun 2026
Validated
10 Jun 2026
Ward
Wallisdown & Winton West
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
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Decision
Lawful
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
9 Jul 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