Street Record Knapp Close Christchurch BH23 2UA Data via plota.co.uk

P/26/03342/TCA - Tree work in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 - Poorly pruned birch tree rendering the tree in a state of poor health unlikely to thrive. - Fell and grind the stump out. G2 - Group of Blackthorn encroaching on number 20 Knapp Close - Prune to create 2m of clearance between house and trees. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

16 Jul 2026

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Approved

1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 5

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC

New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.

Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.

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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.

Special area of conservation about 175 m away: River Avon

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.

SSSI about 175 m away: Britford Water Meadows 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.

Also on the record

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; National infrastructure project about 1559 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park; Inside the Christchurch (Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole) 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, 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 2UA
Received: 16 Jul 2026
Validated: 16 Jul 2026
Ward: Christchurch Town
Parish: Christchurch Town Council
Case officer: Show
Decision: Does not require consent
Decision date: 1 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Primary Tree Surgeons Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 47 days from validation, 11 days faster than BCP's median of 58 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one47d

Council58d

UK36d

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 →

Historical activity at this location

4 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2016 Approved

4 Tidemill Close, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2UE

Remove large broken branch,

8/16/1697/REG14 18 Aug 2016

2016 Approved

12 Latch Farm Avenue, Fairmile, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2UD

T1 Sycamore - Fell.

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2016 Approved

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T1 Pine - Fell.

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BCP

Planning Authority Score

1.7/10

Poor

#279 of 296 councils

Relevant to this application:

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

Street Record Knapp Close Christchurch BH23 2UA Data via plota.co.uk

Proposal

Application progress

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 2

Plans & drawings 2

Application forms 1

Site constraints 8

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