Front Garden of 17 Elphinstone Road Christchurch BH23 5LL Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
1x Silver Birch (Betula Pendula) - Section Fell Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 24 Aug 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, 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 1
Last sold for £560,000 in December 2021. Semi-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 June 2021, 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 5LL
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 24 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Highcliffe & Walkford
- Parish
- Highcliffe & Walkford Parish Council
- Case officer
- Show
- Decision
- No objections raised
- Decision date
- 24 Aug 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated
- Agent
- Dylan Nel
- Freehold owner
- Show
How this decision compares
Decided in 0 days from validation, 61 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
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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.
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.
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