8 Forest Road Poole BH13 6DH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T2 Silver Birch. Reasons for works - Encroaching onto the front of the house and phone line. Proposed works - Reduce and remove secondary and tertiary branches to obtain a clearance of 2m from the house to the closest foliage. Clear the phone line to give a 0.5 m clearance around the phone lines. T6 Purple plum. Reasons for works - Over mature and heavily encroaching onto no. 8 and no. 10 Forest road. Proposed works - Fell to ground level. No scope for replanting between the buildings. Suggest replant with silver birch – 2m container grown on the rear boundary. T9 Robinia. Reasons for works - Tree is in heavy decline with central stem dead and partially removed in the past. Tree of low amenity value. Proposed works - Fell to ground level. Replant with 1 x mountain ash – 2m container grown. T13. Robinia. Reasons for works - Heavily suppressed tree, three quarters dead. Tree of low amenity value. Proposed works - Fell to ground level. No scope for replanting in this location as crowded with other trees above. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
This application is 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 2
Checked on 25 September 2026. 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.
Sales history 4
Last sold for £1,345,000 in June 2026. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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Important details
Decision outlook
Day 20 of the 56-day target. BCP usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 58.
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
27 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
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.
Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use
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