63 Bennett Road Bournemouth BH8 8RH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use of a C4 House in Multiple Occupation (HMO) for more than 10 years Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 17 Feb 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 2 Oct 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 2
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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £5,040,000 in March 2022. Other property, freehold.
More than one property is recorded at this address: HM Land Registry does not always give the flat or unit.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2020, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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Important details
- Council
- BCP
- Application type
- Certificate of Lawfulness for existing use or development
- Postcode
- BH8 8RH
- Received
- 3 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Queen's Park
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Lawful
- Decision date
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Appeal
- Allowed · 17 Dec 2025 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6000993 ↗
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Best Property Holdings Ltd
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 76 days from validation, 21 days slower than BCP's median of 55 for lawful development certificates. Approved, as 76% of lawful development certificates here are.
Plota live figures for lawful development certificates decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 12 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
8 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Nearby activity
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%).
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.
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