Planning application
P/26/01791/TTPO
53 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LD
Proposal
T1 - Oak - fell to ground level. Replant oak to rear of the property. T2 - Beech – fell to ground level. Replant Beech.
As published by the council, reference P/26/01791/TTPO
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Apr 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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22 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Refused
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P/26/01653/REG14 Awaiting decision
Back garden, bordering highcliff castle 36 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LD
T1 - Oak - Dead wood, constant dead wood falling on children's play area and amenity, close to pedestrian access to castle.
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P/26/02932/TTPO Awaiting decision
36 Rothesay Drive Christchurch BH23 4LD
T2 - Holm oak - Reduce regrowth (bulge) on the northern crown at 8m to blend into the remaining crown as viewed from the garden. T3 - Oak - Retrench the upper crown by crown reducing up to 5m to viable growth points to leave a tree of approx.15-20m in height. T4 - Oak - Reduce over extended northern stem by up to 4m to leave a balanced and blended canopy.
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P/26/02879/REG14 Granted
107 Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 4LA
Large Pine failed at ground level - remove remaining stem.
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P/26/02292/HOU Granted
144 Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 4JY
Ground floor extensions to front and rear.
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P/26/03494/LB Awaiting decision
181-185 Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 4JS
Listed building consent for works associated with the conversion of restaurant to hotel accommodation, including internal alterations to extensions of former lodge, demolition of orangery and conservatory, along with the construction of a new extension
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P/26/01378/FUL Awaiting decision
181-185 Lymington Road Christchurch BH23 4JS
Conversion of restaurant and 10-bedroom hotel to a 19-bedroom hotel to (Use Class C1).
Other trees applications
In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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P/26/03580/REG14 Awaiting decision
2 Links Road Poole BH14 9QP
Scots Pine - Dead – Fell
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P/26/03568/REG14 Granted
1 Upper Golf Links Road Poole Broadstone BH18 8BS
Scot’s pine – Dead – Fell
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P/26/03566/TTPO Awaiting decision
1 Gallop Way Poole BH12 5HG
G1 Mixed Species • Crown raise to 5.2m over the road and cut back to the road edge. T1 Holly • Crown raise to 5.2m over the parking bay. T2 Sycamore • Remove dead limb over the parking bay. T3 Sycamore • Crown raise to 5.2m over the road. T4 Sycamore• Sever ivy beginning to dominate the upper crown.• Crown raise to 5.2m over the road. T5 Unknown Species • Fell dead, ivy-covered tree. T6 Sycamore • Sever ivy and remove deadwood. T7 Cherry • Sever ivy. T8 Oak • Sever ivy and crown raise to 5.2m over the road and parking bay. T9 Cherry • Sever ivy and crown raise to 5.2m over the road. T10 Unknown Species • Fell small ivy-clad stem. T11 Scots Pine – large, failed tree • Remove failed limbs and fell the remaining stem. T11A Pine • Assess and remove if required, as it appears to have been damaged by the failed Scots Pine and may have crushed a Holly. T12 Sycamore • Crown raise to 3m over the bin store. T13 Holly • Fell dead, ivy-clad stem. T14 Sycamore • Crown raise to 5.2m over the parking bays, sever ivy and tidy snapped limbs. T15 Cherry • Crown raise to 5.2m over the road.
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P/26/03576/TTPO Awaiting decision
74 Higher Blandford Road Poole BH18 9AH
T1 -Oak -Remove 5 lowest lateral branches T2 - Sweet Chestnut - Remove limb growing over carport
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P/26/03552/TTPO Awaiting decision
59 Stour Way Christchurch BH23 2PY
T1 Oak - Crown raise to 7.5m from ground level all the way around remove epecormic growth up to 8m tip back by 1m from front of property this work is carried out every 4-5 years to be able to have a large tree in a small space clearing highway as large caravans are delivered in winter