Ravine Court Meriden Close Poole BH13 7JU Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/02972/TTPO - Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Cedar - Reduce and reshape the canopy by upto 2 metres as per the picture attached. remove the broken limbs and major deadwood. The lower canopy will be lifted to 2metres removing small diameter branches only. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
25 Jun 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report Officer Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Location Plan Plan · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Tree Works Application Application Form · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

IMG Photograph Tree Works · 25 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Special protection area about 158 m away: Solent and Dorset Coast
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.
SSSI about 42 m away: Poole Bay Cliffs SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
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
Inside the Poole built-up area; Priority habitat about 42 m away: Maritime cliff and slope.
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
BH13 7JU
Received
25 Jun 2026
Validated
25 Jun 2026
Ward
Canford Cliffs
Parish
Poole Town Council
Case officer
Show
Decision
Granted
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Ben Atkins Tree Care Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 84 days from validation, 23 days slower than BCP's median of 61 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% 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

22 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2017 Approved
T1 Maritine Pine, shorten leading stem by 2m as shown in photo. TPO 3 area 1951 aslo on s…
TP/17/00861/X
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Formation of lower garden area and amended swimming pool location with associated works…
APP/24/01030/F
2025 Approved
Levante 4 Meriden Close Poole BH13 7JT
Variation of condition 2 of planning application APP/23/01042/F as described in that desc…
P/25/02367/CONDR
2025 Approved
3 Meriden Close Poole BH13 7JT
Construction of a flat roof car port
P/25/01388/HOU
2023 Approved
2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Demolition of existing house and erection of a replacement dwelling, garage/swimming pool…
APP/23/00965/F
2023 Approved
Levante, 4 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Demolish existing buildings and erect replacement dwelling with garage and external pool…
APP/23/01042/F
2023
Lans adjacent to 2 Meriden Close, Canford Cliffs, BH13 7JT
Remove developing trees from cliff face to reduce the rate of erosion amnd maintain habit…
TP/23/01102/X
2023 Approved
Levante, 4 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Demolish existing buildings and erect replacement dwelling with garage and external pool.
APP/23/00178/F
2022 Refused
2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Non-material amendment of planning permission APP/20/01361/F to change the the descriptio…
APP/22/00838/F
2022 Approved
Plot 1, 2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission APP/21/01559/F as described in that Descr…
APP/22/01343/F
2022 Withdrawn
Verges to both sides of Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
T1 Lawson cypress - Fell T2 Lawson cypress - Fell T3 Western red cedar - Fell T4 Lawson c…
TP/22/00074/X
2022 Refused
Canford Cliffs House, 2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Non material amendment following approval of APP/20/01361/F to alter the window arrangeme…
APP/22/00409/F
2022 Approved
3 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Certificate of Lawfulness for a Proposed Use or Development of a garden room and swimming…
APP/22/00138/J
2022 Approved
House 3, 2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Non-material amendment following the approval of APP/20/00341/F to: 1) add a door on the…
APP/22/00036/F
2021 Approved
Plot 1, 2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Variation of Condition 2 of Planning Permission APP/21/00053/F as described in that descr…
APP/21/01559/F
2021 Approved
2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Non Material Amendment following the approval of APP/21/00053/F to amend the description…
APP/21/01370/F
2021 Approved
Plot 1, 2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 2 semi-detached houses with associated a…
APP/21/00053/F
2020 Approved
Canford Cliffs House, 2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Demolition of existing house and erection of a replacement dwelling, garage/swimming pool…
APP/20/01361/F
2020 Refused
Plot 1, 2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
Demolition of existing buildings and erection of 3 townhouses with associated access, car…
APP/20/00905/F
2020 Approved
House 3, Land at Canford Cliffs House, 2 Meriden Close , BH13 7JT
Erection of a detached dwelling with associated access and parking.
APP/20/00341/F
2020 Approved
2 Meriden Close, Poole, BH13 7JT
T1 Silver birch & T2 Mimosa - fell. TPO ref: 35Area 1966
TP/20/00052/X
2017 Approved
2 Meriden Close, Poole BH13 7JT
Prior notification of proposed demolition of 2 Meriden Close and associated outbuildings.
APP/17/01042/PA
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
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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