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Allowed3 September 20263356534

Flat 2B, Whitley Court, West Cliff Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 5HL

Planning appeal 3356534 at Flat 2B, Whitley Court, West Cliff Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset, BH2 5HL (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) was allowed on 3 September 2026 by Inspector Hocking P, by written representations. The main issue, as the Inspector framed it: whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness was well founded.

Authority
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
Appeal type
Lawful Development Certificate
Procedure
Written Representations
Development
residential · Other minor developments
Inspector
Hocking P

Main issues, as the Inspector framed them

  • whether the Council's refusal to grant a certificate of lawfulness was well founded

What decided it

The appellant demonstrated on the balance of probabilities a continuous independent use of the flat as a single dwelling house for a period exceeding four years, with no material gaps or intervening uses that would restart the immunity period.

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