Bournemouth School For Girls Castle Gate Close Bournemouth BH8 9UJ Data via plota.co.uk

P/25/02845/REG14 - Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous Approved

Proposal

T1 Oak - dead - reducing down to around 12 meters in height, T2 Oak - large limb snapped out - cut up the fallen limb Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
31 Jul 2025
✓
Approved
4 Aug 2025
✗
Appeal dismissed
12 May 2026

Approved on 4 Aug 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Oct 2026

Site constraints 1

Also on the record
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 14 October 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.

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Important details

Council
BCP
Application type
Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous
Postcode
BH8 9UJ
Received
31 Jul 2025
Validated
31 Jul 2025
Ward
Muscliff & Strouden Park
Case officer
Show
Decision
Does not require consent
Decision date
4 Aug 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Dismissed · 12 May 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6002104 ↗
Applicant
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Agent
H & I Kelly Landscapes
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 4 days from validation, 57 days faster than BCP's median of 61 for tree works. Approved, as 95% of tree works here are.

39%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,271decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree 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.