Benleven 31 Leven Avenue Bournemouth BH4 9LH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Sycamore maple - Sectional felling to ground level of sycamore maple is required due to significant crown dieback and advanced sooty bark disease. Suspected internal decay compromises structural integrity, creating risk of sudden failure over adjacent dwelling and garden. - Replant with Acer campestre. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 7 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026
Documents 2
Decision & officer reports 2
Site constraints 4
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 £950,000 in March 2013. Detached house, freehold.
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 2012, 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
- Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous
- Postcode
- BH4 9LH
- Received
- 6 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 6 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Talbot & Branksome Woods
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- Does not require consent
- Decision date
- 7 Jul 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Applicant
- Show
- Agent
- Ben Atkins Tree Care
How this decision compares
Decided in 1 days from validation, 60 days faster than BCP's median of 61 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →
Historical activity at this location
22 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
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