Planning application
Bethany Church Of England Junior School Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1x sycamore - failing bifurcation - remove single stem
As published by the council, reference P/26/01356/REG14
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/01356/REG14
- Type
- Regulation 14 - Dead and Dangerous
- Status
- No Objections Raised
- Decision
- Granted As published: No objections raised
- Received
- 25 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 26 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 26 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Boscombe West
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH1 4DJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/04346/TTPO Awaiting decision
Bethany Church Of England Junior School Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DJ
T2 - Holly - felled to ground level. T3 - Sorbus - felled to ground level. T7 - Holly - felled to ground level. T11 - Holm Oak - pruning works to remove a structurally compromised limb to source. No replants are proposed. See schedule
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P/26/04355/REG14 Granted
Bethany Church Of England Junior School Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DJ
T4 Sycamore - dead - fell T5 Sycamore - dead - fell T8 Sycamore - dead - fell T9 Holly - dead stem - pruned out of the tree to source T10 Sycamore - Deadwood - Please see the annotated statement
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P/26/03055/REG14 Granted
Bethany Church Of England Junior School Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DJ
Cypress - Dead - Fell
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P/26/02609/TTPO Withdrawn
Bethany Church Of England Junior School Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DJ
T1 - Silver Birch - Pruning will be carried out to raise the canopies to 3m above ground level and back from the building to create a 2m horizontal separation from the building footprint. T2 Norway Maple - Fell. This is a mature tree which has been growing along the boundary line. T3 - Oak - Pruning will be carried out to raise the canopies to 3m above ground level and back from the building to create a 2m horizontal separation from the building footprint. T4 Norway Maple - Fell. The tree has a significant structural defect within a co-dominant stem growing at the base of the tree and overhanging the school property. T5 Holly - Fell. To be removed due to its poor form and significant decline in condition.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Mar 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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26 Mar 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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26 Mar 2026
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
2 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 26 March 2026, 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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T2 - Holly - felled to ground level. T3 - Sorbus - felled to ground level. T7 - Holly - felled to ground level. T11 - Holm Oak - pruning works to remove a structurally compromised limb to source. No replants are proposed. See schedule
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