Planning application
St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
At appeal, which passes the decision to the national inspectorate. Anyone who commented before is normally able to comment again.
Proposal
Installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system on the south-facing roof slopes.
As published by the council, reference P/26/01749/FUL
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/01749/FUL
- Type
- Full Planning Permission
- Status
- (Refused) Appeal In Progress
- Decision
- Refused
- Received
- 16 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 6 May 2026
- Decided
- 29 Jun 2026
- Ward
- East Cliff & Springbourne
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH1 3ED
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 5 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 2 refused.
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P/26/01748/LB Refused
St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
Listed Building Consent for installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system on the south-facing roof slopes.
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P/26/01697/TTPO Granted
St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
T10 - Sweet Chestnut tree - Remove major deadwood, Target prune moribund branch overhanging the highway (photo 1), Reduction of large branch growing towards church with internal crack (photo 2) T15 - Scots Pine - Reduce lateral spread by approximately 1.5m back to suitable growth points (photo 3) Please see annotated photos attached.
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P/26/00127/TTPO Granted
St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
T8 Scots Pine - Sectional dismantle to ground level. T14 Scots Pine – Sectional dismantle to ground level (T15 on application - amended)
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P/26/00128/TCA Granted
St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
T101 - Common Sycamore – Sectional dismantle to main union. T102 - Sycamore – Overall height reduction by 3 – 4m back to suitable growth points. Reduce lateral spread by 1.5m to shape.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Apr 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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6 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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29 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
17 documents on file for this application
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St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
Listed Building Consent for installation of a roof-mounted solar photovoltaic system on the south-facing roof slopes.
Refused Heritage and listed buildings 17 docs -
St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
T10 - Sweet Chestnut tree - Remove major deadwood, Target prune moribund branch overhanging the highway (photo 1), Reduction of large branch growing towards church with internal crack (photo 2) T15 - Scots Pine - Reduce lateral spread by approximately 1.5m back to suitable growth points (photo 3) Please see annotated photos attached.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
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Granted Trees 5 docs -
St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
T8 Scots Pine - Sectional dismantle to ground level. T14 Scots Pine – Sectional dismantle to ground level (T15 on application - amended)
Granted Trees 2 docs -
St Swithuns Church Gervis Road Bournemouth BH1 3ED
T101 - Common Sycamore – Sectional dismantle to main union. T102 - Sycamore – Overall height reduction by 3 – 4m back to suitable growth points. Reduce lateral spread by 1.5m to shape.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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Granted Trees 4 docs
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