4A Brackenhill Poole BH13 6LT

1. 26 Aug 2026

   Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

2. 27 Aug 2026

   Decision issued: No objections raised

3. 30 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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• 4 Brackenhill Poole BH13 6LT

  P/25/04713/HOU Submitted 17 Nov 2025 0m away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~12 Jan

  1) The North side of our garden extends westwards to a particular line. The lawn of our next door neighbour's house (4a) also extends to this same line. 2) Along this line is a 2.4 meter high "king post and sleeper" retaining wall. At the bottom of this wall the land is a steep slope down to our perimeter fence (alongside Lakeside Road). 3) When extending the garden westwards (during the housebuild) - our vendor wanted to have the South side of the garden extending to the same line as the North side. However, a TPO on a tree ("T3") in our neighbour's garden (3 Brackenhill) prevented this. 4) In 2024, the owners of 3 Brackenhill discovered that "T3" was diseased. They received official permission, and felled it. 5) As "T3" is no longer an issue we want to extend the South side of the garden, westward, to the same line as the North side. 6) Our reasons: • So our whole garden will be aligned. • It will be in line with the square garden next door at 4a. • The enlarged South side will then have space to hold a 30 meter-square garden studio. 7) We hear that Planning Permission is required because we will be raising ground "by more than 1ft". 8) We consulted a Structural Engineer (Simon Rayner, Alan Baxter Partnership LLP) regarding what construction to use for the new retaining wall (along the newly extended South side of garden). He advised to replicate the same construction as on the North side. IE: "king post and sleeper". 9) We then consulted an Arboricultural Surveyor (Gwydion Howell, GTree Ltd). He pointed out that there is a Maritime Pine with a TPO on it (on No. 3's land. Interestingly, this tree is variously named "T5" and/or "T9". Mr Howell did Arboricultural Surveying work for No. 3 Brackenhill last year, so he referred to his existing data and advised: "The protected area around T9 should be a radius of 9m - but one could squeeze another 30cm (ie: radius of 8.7m) to account for the fall in ground levels." He advised that BCP Planning Office would typically accepting construction over a protected area like this IF the structure was permeable (eg. "decking"). 10) Therefore, we are planning to extend the South side of the garden in two different constructions: i. The most northerly section as "king post and sleeper" construction (filled with earth & topped with a grass lawn). ii. The most southerly section (NB: this is constructed over the protected radius of the TPO tree) as a suspended platform of Decking. 11) As we will be extending our garden out, we have addressed the possible problem of reduced privacy for our neighbours at No. 3, by having a fence along the south side of the Suspended Decking. Therefore, there will be two rows of fencing, AND a Garden Studio building, between our neighbours' garden and our newly-extended South side garden. 12) We showed our plans to our neighbours at No. 3. They responded: "designs look great!" "You have no objections from us". 13) Our neighbours at No. 4a responded with "they look great"

  Awaiting decision Householder Trees 13 docs
  Small domestic

• 9 Buccleuch Road Poole BH13 6LB

  P/25/04662/REG14 Submitted 12 Nov 2025 139m away

  96% historically approved · decision due ~8 Jan

  4x Maritime pine - remove deadwood

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 1 Buccleuch Road Poole BH13 6LB

  P/26/04213/REG14 Submitted 1 Sep 2026 139m away

  Silver Birch – Dead – Fell

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 1 Buccleuch Road Poole BH13 6LB

  P/26/03004/TTPO Submitted 26 Jun 2026 139m away

  T1- Holm Oak tree. Along the right boundary in close proximity to the house to be crown lifted to 5m removing small diameter branches. To also reduce back the obvious selective overextended branches growing towards the property to help achieve the same goal as well as to tidy up the canopy. T2- Holm Oak tree. At the rear of the property to have the the 2x lowest branches growing towards the property removed and the remaining lower branches reduced back by up to 2m back to appropriate growth points.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 3 Buccleuch Road Poole BH13 6LB

  P/25/04886/TTPO Submitted 27 Nov 2025 139m away

  T1- Beech - crown lift to 6m all round and lower overextended branches reduced by up to 1.5m. Thin out by removing small diameter internal branches no bigger than 40mm. This would be a 10% thin. T2- Twin stem Oak - reduce the lateral branches by up to 2m back to appropriate growth points and reduce the top by 1.5m back to appropriate growth points. T3 - Oak - remove lowest lateral branch to crown lift the tree. Reduce the remaining lower lateral branches by up to 2m back to appropriate growth points.

  Granted Trees 7 docs

• 6 Buccleuch Road Poole BH13 6LE

  P/26/01562/TTPO Submitted 8 Apr 2026 152m away

  T1- Oak - Reduce section of branches close and touching the buildings roof to a clearance of 2m.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• P/26/04295/REG14 Granted

  Orchard Cottage Bramble Lane Christchurch BH23 5NB

  Sycamore – Dead – Fell

  3 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/26/03118/TTPO Granted

  26 Evesham Close Bournemouth BH7 7HN

  T1 – Pear (Pyrus), Reduce crown height by up to 2 metres and lateral spread by up to 1.5 metres, pruning back to previous reduction points where present or otherwise to suitable secondary growth points, with no cut exceeding 50mm in diameter; remove deadwood throughout the canopy; and prune lateral growth to maintain 2 metres clearance from the property and 1 metre clearance around the lamp column.

  6 Jul 2026 Trees
• P/26/03121/TTPO Granted

  7 St Anthony's Road Bournemouth BH2 6PB

  T1 – Holm Oak (Quercus ilex) - Crown reduction in height by up to 1.5 metres and lateral spread by up to 1.5 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points throughout, with no cut exceeding 75mm in diameter, retaining the natural shape, form and health of the tree.

  6 Jul 2026 Trees
• P/26/04291/TTPO Awaiting decision

  Magpies 17 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7AG

  T1 - Maritime Pine - Fell to ground level and replace - The tree has a very large twisted and fractured limb, the other limb around it are also dead or very close to being dead, a large amount of tree leaning out over the road. With the fracture and deadwood removed it will leave the tree as a risk to the road. T2 - Maritime pine - Fell to ground level as the tree has died. T3 - Acacia - remove the broken limb - The tree has a limb which has failed into the lower fork of the tree. removal of the break will maintain safety in the garden. T4 - English Oak - Reduce and reshape by 1-2 metres all over - The tree has very poor formation at the base and a possible internal fracture. The reduction of the tree will still retain the tree within the landscape but also improve the safety of the garden by reduceing the sail area of the tree and therefor the stresses on the issues at the base of the tree. Please see the annotated photos.

  4 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/26/04280/TTPO Awaiting decision

  Athelney Court 24 Grove Road Bournemouth BH1 3DB

  G1- 3 x Sycamore trees - 2m Branch reduction across all branches. T2 - Sweet Chestnut - Dead. Fell to 4m. T3 - Holly - Fell to ground level.

  4 Sep 2026 Trees