Planning application
16-18 Poole Road Bournemouth BH4 9DR
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
T10 - Beech - Sever Ivy and Crown Lift to a height of 4.0 metres from ground level, Remove self-set Sweet Chestnut growing below. T11 - Lime; Sever Ivy and crown lift to a height of 4.0 metres from ground level. T22 - Sycamore; Fell as close to ground level as possible. T23 - Apple - Coppice adjacent Hazel. Prune off site trees laterally by approximately 2.0 metres back to boundary. T24 - Hazel - Coppice prune back to 0.5 metres and allow regeneration. T25 - Apple - Prune off site trees back to boundary. T33 - Apple - Fell as close to ground level as possible. T36 - Sycamore - Fell as close to ground level as possible. Fell two adjacent multi-stemmed Sycamores. T41 - Caucasian Lime- Section fell as close to ground level as possible. Stack arisings on site. T43 - Elder - Fell as close to ground level as possible. G45 - Norway Maple - Fell as close to ground level as possible. Please see Tree Schedule.
As published by the council, reference P/25/04328/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/04328/TTPO
- Type
- Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO
- Status
- Split Decision
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Split decision
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 15 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Westbourne & West Cliff
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH4 9DR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Oct 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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6 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Split decision
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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