Planning application
Canford School Canford Magna Poole Wimborne BH21 3AD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Indian Bean tree (PMV.01) - prune branch back (approximately 8m in length) to the main stem shown with a red line in the photos. The pruning would be 1.8/2 metres above ground level which would provide clearance for cars to drive under and park.
As published by the council, reference P/25/04587/TCA
Application record
- Reference
- P/25/04587/TCA
- Type
- Tree work in a Conservation Area
- Status
- No Objections Raised
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections raised
- Received
- 7 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 7 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 30 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Bearwood & Merley
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH21 3AD
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 8 applications since 2025: 7 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/03790/REG14 Decided
Canford School Canford Magna Poole Wimborne BH21 3AD
Ash – Dead – Fell
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P/26/03717/REG14 Granted
Canford School Canford Magna Poole Wimborne BH21 3AD
Ash - requires felling due to severe dieback and its location in relation to the Head Masters garden - Replace with Oak.
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P/26/00352/REG14 Granted
Canford School Canford Magna Poole Wimborne BH21 3AD
Horse Chestnut - Dead, Kretzscmaria has worsened rapidly, infection is 1.5m high at base of trunk, both sides and there is danger of the tree splitting in half - Fell.
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P/25/05009/TCA Granted
Canford School Canford Magna Poole Wimborne BH21 3AD
W3.14 - Lime tree - reduction and pruning approximately 10m from the top of the canopy leaving a height of approximately 14m above ground level.
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P/25/04846/TCA Granted
Canford School Canford Magna Poole Wimborne BH21 3AD
BB - Maple Sycamore - remove West leader stem to ground level.
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P/25/04847/TCA Granted
Canford School Canford Magna Poole Wimborne BH21 3AD
C3A.28 - Cherry - fell
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P/25/03183/REG14 Granted
Canford School Canford Magna Poole Wimborne BH21 3AD
Dangerous Low limb - Fell.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Nov 2025
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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30 Dec 2025
Decision issued: No objections raised
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole granted permission on 30 December 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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