St Catherines Court 35 Christchurch Road Bournemouth BH1 3NS Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/04483/TTPO - Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Application Under Consideration

Proposal

T1. Dead fruit tree. Reasons for works - Dead tree. Proposed works - Section fell to 3ft. Replant with 1 x Himalayan birch. T2. Robinia. Reasons for works - Growing low over the highway and footway. Proposed works - Crown lift to give a 5.5m clearance over the highway from ground level to the lowest foliage and 2.5m over the footway from ground level to the lowest foliate to meet statutory height requirements over the footway and highway. T3. Scot’s pine. Reasons for works - Ivy infested. Low canopy over the lawn. Proposed works - Sever ivy. Crown lift to give a 4m clearance over the lawn from ground level to the lowest foliage. T4. Robinia. Reasons for works - Encroaching onto nos. 33 & 35 Christchurch Road. Proposed works - Reduce and remove tertiary and secondary branches by up to 2m to give a clearance of 2m from the buildings of no 33 & 35 Christchurch road to the closest foliage. T5. Robinia. Reasons for works - Encroaching onto nos. 33 & 35 Christchurch Road. Proposed works - Reduce and remove tertiary and secondary branches by up to 2m to give a clearance of 2m from the buildings of no 33 & 35 Christchurch road to the closest foliage. T6. Dead Holly. Reasons for works - Dead stem with regrowth shoots at the base. Proposed works - Fell dead stem to live growth. T7. Copper Beech. Reasons for works - Heavily encroaching onto the building. Proposed works - Reduce secondary and tertiary branches back by up to 2m to give a clearance of 2m from the building to the closest foliage. T9. Sycamore. Reasons for works - Encroaching onto the building. Proposed works - Reduce secondary and tertiary branches back by up to 2m to give a clearance of 2m from the building to the closest foliage. T12. Sycamore. Reasons for works - Three quarters dead tree with fungus on bark up the main stem. Proposed works - Section fell to ground level. No scope for replant in this location as heavily crowded with trees in this area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision between 4 Nov 2026 and 15 Nov 2026, from BCP's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 5

East Cliff conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
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Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; SSSI about 330 m away: Poole Bay Cliffs SSSI; Special protection area about 471 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast; Inside the Bournemouth 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 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
BH1 3NS
Received
15 Sept 2026
Validated
15 Sept 2026
Ward
East Cliff & Springbourne
Parish
Bournemouth Town Council
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Broadoak Tree Care
Freehold owner
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Decision outlook

Day 24 of the 56-day target. BCP usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 58.

Day 2434 days to the predicted decision (day 58)
46%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,512decided 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 →

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.