Druitt Gardens Christchurch BH23 1AB Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/02252/TCA - Tree work in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 - English Oak - No tree works proposed T3 - English Oak - No tree works proposed T5 - Horsechestnut - Fell to ground level T8 - Evergreen Oak - South-West canopy over private house be reduced by approximately 2m T10 - Evergreen Oak - South canopy be reduced up to 3m T11 - English Elm - Fell to ground level T22 - Sycamore - Remove major deadwood, Remove hanging/broken branches T24 - Horsechestnut - Reduce heavy weight of the remaining branch with weak attachment and cavity on south west. T30 - Wild Service Tree - No tree works proposed T33 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level T39 - Sycamore - Fell to ground level T47 - Horsechestnut - Lowest primary limb on the southern aspect be reduced by approximately 1.5–2m, returning to previous pruning points, Crown Lift to - 3 meters on south, minor pruning needed T55 - Ash - East stem over the footpath be reduced by approximately 4–5m T56 - Ash - Reduce to a monolith at a height of approximately 8–10m T57 - Hawthorn - Crown lift to 2.3m over Footpath - Also back from edge of path T60 - Ash - Reduce to Monolith - Reduce to a 5-6 meter monolith to retain habitat value (12 Months) T63 - Ash - Reduce to Monolith - 7 meters and retain for habitat value. T68 - Sycamore - Reduce to Monolith, remaining stem be removed down to a height similar T69 - Evergreen Oak - Prune to clear lamp column - By 1.5 meters including the light splay T73 - English Oak - Prune to clear lamp column T74 - Laurel - Prune to clear lamp column T75 - Ash - Ivy band at base T82 - Goat Willow - Establish new pollard points, At 3 meters and cut stem clear of fence to stop further damage T84 - Pear - Remove major deadwood - Dead leader over car park T87 - Sycamore - Prune to clear lamp column -By 1 meter, Remove defective branches - Split limb in mid-south canopy over car park T88 - Apple - Remove hanging/broken branches - Can be carried out when dead hawthorn is felled adjacent T89 - Hawthorn - Fell to ground level T92 - English Oak - No tree works proposed T94 - English Oak - No tree works proposed T95 - Oak Species - No tree works proposed T97 - English Oak - Remove major deadwood T98 - Ash - Fell to ground level T99 - English Elm - Fell to ground level 100 - English Elm - Prune to clear lamp column T101 - English Elm - Fell to ground level T102 - English Elm - Remove minor deadwood T103 - English Elm - Remove base suckers/epicormic grth - large dead suckkering stem T111 - Dead Tree - Fell to ground level T115 - Beech - Remove minor deadwood T122 - Ash - Remove major deadwood T123 - English Oak - Remove major deadwood T124 - English Elm - Fell to ground level T125 - English Elm - Fell to ground level T126 - Sycamore - Remove major deadwood and dead ivy T127 - English Elm - Fell to ground level T143 - Evergreen Oak - Remove defective branches - Lowest decayed limb over footpath on south T149 - Sycamore - Ivy band at base and remove ivy T150 - English Elm - Fell to ground level T151 - English Oak - Reduce central stem with union failure by 2-3m T169 - Thorn - Re-coppice - coppice above suckering to encourage regrowth. T183 - Sycamore - Ivy band at base T184 - Sycamore - Ivy band at base T185 - Sycamore - Ivy band at base T186 - Sycamore - Ivy band at base T187 - Sycamore - Ivy band at base Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
5 May 2026
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Approved
9 Jun 2026

Approved on 9 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 10

14 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Midland Bank, Grade II, about 15 m from the postcode pin · 14 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Christchurch Central 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.
Council document ↗
Article 4 direction
Hovercraft in the Solent. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Scheduled monument about 60 m away: Site of Town Walls in, and E of, Druitt Gardens
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation about 226 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.
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
SSSI about 287 m away: Britford Water Meadows SSSI; National infrastructure project about 1526 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park; Inside the Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) built-up area; Priority habitat about 25 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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.

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Important details

Council
BCP
Application type
Tree work in a Conservation Area
Postcode
BH23 1AB
Received
5 May 2026
Validated
5 May 2026
Ward
Christchurch Town
Parish
Christchurch Town Council
Case officer
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Decision
No objections raised
Decision date
9 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Mark Hooper

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 23 days faster than BCP's median of 58 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

45%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
1,638decided 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
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Other 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