5 Shorts Close Christchurch BH23 7NG Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/00952/TTPO - Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Refused
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Oak - Fell and Replant, if felling not possible a crown reduction of 5m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
4 Mar 2026
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Refused
14 May 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 14 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 14 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report Officer Report · 14 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

IMG Tree location plan Photograph · 6 Mar 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Location Plan Plan · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form with Personal Data Application form · 4 Mar 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC
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.
National infrastructure project about 401 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park
The site is about 401 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Special protection area about 385 m away: Avon Valley; SSSI about 385 m away: Avon Valley (Bickton to Christchurch) SSSI; Inside the Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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.

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Important details

Council
BCP
Application type
Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO
Postcode
BH23 7NG
Received
4 Mar 2026
Validated
4 Mar 2026
Ward
Burton & Grange
Parish
Burton & Winkton Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Refused
Decision date
14 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 71 days from validation, 10 days slower than BCP's median of 61 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 5% of tree and landscaping works here are.

37%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,159decided 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

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2023 Refused
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2022 Approved
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2022 Decided
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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2020 Decided
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2020 Refused
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2020 Approved
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T1 - Birch. Fell tree and no replant due to lack of suitable planting areas within front…
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2020 Approved
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Ground floor rear extension. Raise roof to create first floor accommodation. Remove garag…
8/20/0220/HOU
2020 Refused
3 Martins Hill Close Christchurch BH23 7NP
T1 Oak - Crown reduction by 2.5 meters
8/20/0417/TTPO
2020 Refused
2 Shorts Close Christchurch BH23 7NG
Erect single storey conservatory to side extension.
8/20/0307/HOU
2019 Approved
6 Martins Hill Close Burton Christchurch Dorset Bh23 7NP
Oak (T1) - Remove epicormic growth up to a height of 4 metres above ground level. Crown l…
8/19/1137/TTPO
2019 Approved
22 Martins Hill Lane, Burton, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 7NL
T1 - Oak - Remove epicormic growth up to a height of 8 metres from main stem and primary…
8/19/0961/TTPO
2019 Approved
22 Martins Hill Lane, Burton, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 7NL
Single storey rear extension
8/19/0629/CLP
2017 Decided
5 Shorts Close, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 7NG
T1 Oak - Specified pruning as illustrated on submitted marked photographs including - red…
8/17/2869/TTPO
2017 Approved
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Single storey rear extension (Demolish conservatory) Erect single storey detached garage…
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2017 Refused
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Single storey rear extension (Remove existing conservatory)
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2017 Approved
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2017 Approved
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Replacement of an existing conservatory with a single storey timber framed garden room.
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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