Poole Grammar School Gravel Hill Poole BH17 9JU Data via plota.co.uk

P/25/03960/REG14 - Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Approved

Proposal

T1 - Sweet Chestnut - In significant decline. No long-term retention prospects - Fell T6 - Sweet Chestnut - In significant decline - Fell. T7 - Sweet Chestnut - In significant decline - Fell T12 - Sweet Chestnut - In significant decline - Fell. T13 - Sweet Chestnut - In signficant decline - Fell. T14 - Sweet Chestnut - In significant decline - Fell. T9 - Silver Birch - Dead - Fell T10 - Silver Birch - Dead - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
3 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
6 Oct 2025

Approved on 6 Oct 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Oct 2026

Site constraints 5

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 410 m away: Dorset Heaths; SSSI about 410 m away: Canford Heath SSSI; Inside the Poole built-up area; Priority habitat about 50 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 November 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
Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous
Postcode
BH17 9JU
Received
3 Oct 2025
Validated
3 Oct 2025
Ward
Canford Heath
Case officer
Show
Decision
Does not require consent
Decision date
6 Oct 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Agent
Mark Hinsley Arboricultural Consultants Ltd
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 3 days from validation, 57 days faster than BCP's median of 60 for tree works. Approved, as 95% of tree works here are.

42%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,327decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree works decided by BCP in the last twelve months, from validation. BCP decision record →

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

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.