86 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NL Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/02647/REG14 - Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Silver Birch - Fell and remove. Replant - Silver Birch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Approved
10 Jun 2026

Approved on 10 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 30 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Tree REG14 Decision pdf Decision Notice · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report pdf Officer Report · 10 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 4

Article 4 direction
Hovercraft in the Solent. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
National infrastructure project about 556 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park
The site is about 556 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Local nature reserve about 253 m away: Nea Meadows
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
Inside the Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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, the Planning Inspectorate 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 £955,000 in January 2025. Detached house, freehold.

28 January 2025£955,000
31 July 2014£546,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area216 m² (2,325 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (76 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in April 2023, 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
BH23 4NL
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Highcliffe & Walkford
Parish
Highcliffe & Walkford Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
No objections raised
Decision date
10 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mark Hooper

How this decision compares

Decided in 2 days from validation, 56 days faster than BCP's median of 58 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,638decided in the last year

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

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
90 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NL
Proposal to add driveway gates to front boundary.
P/25/02132/HOU
2025 Approved
101 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
Erection of single storey side extension following demolition of existing link detached s…
P/25/00157/HOU
2024 Approved
105 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
T1 - Oak - Crown lift by up to 5m from ground level to secondary and tertiary branches on…
8/24/0521/TTPO
2023 Refused
90 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NL
Sever the land at 90 Smugglers Lane North and construct a new 3 bedroom detached dwelling…
8/23/0755/FUL
2023 Refused
90 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NL
Sever the land and construct a new 4 bedroom detached dwelling with double garage and gar…
8/23/0287/FUL
2022 Approved
99 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
Raise and extend roof and extend 1st floor accommodation with dormers to side and rear. 2…
8/22/0670/HOU
2021 Approved
94 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NL
Conversion of garage into entertaining area with external changes. Elevational changes to…
8/21/0932/HOU
2021 Approved
90 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NL
T1- Oak - Fell T2- Oak - Fell - T3 - Oak - Crown lifting of laterals over road up to 6m f…
8/21/0879/TTPO
2020 Approved
68 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NL
Use of caravan as over-flow accommodation for the family.
8/20/0907/CLP
2021 Withdrawn
90 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NL
T1 T2 T3 Holm oaks, to cut branches back by 2 meters. Crown reduction 4-5 meters as per p…
8/21/0175/TTPO
2021 Approved
79 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
T1-Scots Pine. Remove 3 defective branches are shown in the submitted photographs.
8/21/0156/REG14
2020 Approved
83 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
Proposed Front Extension
8/20/1131/HOU
2020 Refused
79 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
T1 - Scots Pine - Remove damaged lower branch. Thin Out/Remove 3-4 branches between forks.
8/20/0817/TTPO
2020 Approved
102 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NL
Single storey flat roof rear extension
8/20/0982/HOU
2020 Withdrawn
79 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
Scots Pine - Remove damaged lower branch. Remove 3-4 branches between forks.
8/20/0795/TTPO
2020 Approved
109 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
T1 - Oak - Fell dead tree to ground level.
8/20/0586/REG14
2019 Approved
69 Smugglers Lane North Christchurch BH23 4NH
T1 Oak to reduce lateral growth by 2m back from over property / to enable a better draw o…
8/19/1378/TTPO
2019 Approved
70 Smugglers Lane North, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4NL
Single storey rear extension
8/19/0860/HOU
2019 Refused
76 Smugglers Lane North, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4NL
Single storey rear extension with flat roof. Part demolish existing rear extension.
8/19/0759/CLP
2018 Approved
109 Smugglers Lane North, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4NH
T1 - Oak Tree - Fell or Reduce.
8/18/2630/TTPO
2017 Refused
79 Smugglers Lane North, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4NH
Scots Pine - Reduce crown by 2.5m all round (as shown on submitted marked photograph); cr…
8/17/1066/TTPO
2016 Approved
109 Smugglers Lane North, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4NH
T4 Oak - Reduce lateral branches on the tree's western side only by up to 1.5m; crown thi…
8/16/2296/TTPO
2016 Approved
101 Smugglers Lane North, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4NH
Alterations and enlargement to roof to include hipped to cropped gable conversion to both…
8/16/1360/HOU
2016 Approved
79 Smugglers Lane North, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4NH
Removal of chimney and extension to existing rear dormers to create single large dormer…
8/16/1420/HOU
2016 Approved
109 Smugglers Lane North, Highcliffe, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 4NH
T1 Oak - Reduce branches by 2m mainly overhanging 3 Terrington Avenue.
8/16/0515/TTPO
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.