Planning application
17 Beacon Drive Christchurch BH23 5DH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Beech - prune height from tips inwards by 1-1.5 meters, prune lateral branches by 2-2.5 meters to suitable growth points, crown raise removing lowest branches to raise canopy by 5.2 meters, remove any deadwood, crown thin by 10% smaller tertiary secondary branches only T2 - Oak - remove dead wood, prune canopy back from property by 1.5 - 2meters to suitable growth points T4 - Oak - crown raise over footpath to give 5.2 meters clearance from pedestrian footpath
As published by the council, reference P/26/04152/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04152/TTPO
- Type
- Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 27 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 28 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Highcliffe & Walkford
- Parish
- Highcliffe & Walkford Parish Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH23 5DH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Aug 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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28 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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30 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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28 Sep 2026
Status changed to Application Under Consideration
Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole took a median of 61 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole decided tree works applications in a median of 60 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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Flat 1 Wharncliffe Court 29 Beacon Drive Christchurch BH23 5DH
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T1 - Holly - Remove the tree as it is dead.
Granted Trees -
23 Beacon Drive Christchurch BH23 5DH
T1 Oak - reduce the new and epicormic canopy growth back to the previous pruning points created in 2015 & 2020 and to remove epicormic growth at the sites of the historic storm damage.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Beacon Court 25 Beacon Drive Christchurch BH23 5BY
T19 - Holm Oak - Crown lift lower branches to give 2.5m clearance above ground level. Crown reduction portion of crown overhanging parking to 5m spread T20 - Holm Oak - Crown lift lower branches to give 2.5m clearance above ground level
Granted Trees 4 docs -
8 Ranelagh Road Christchurch BH23 5DY
T1- Ash Tree: Crown lift lower secondary branches up to a height of 4m from ground level.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Chalfont Court 12 Ranelagh Road Christchurch BH23 5DY
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Split decision Trees 4 docs
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In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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P/26/03266/TTPO Split decision
Milne Court 11A Stourwood Avenue Bournemouth BH6 3QD
T16-Holm Oak: Undertake a full crown reduction of no more than 1m from the tips inwards. Ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter and that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points. Raise the crown to 3m from ground level. Remove the lowest primary branch over the parking bay. See lesser works.
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P/26/03552/TTPO Split decision
59 Stour Way Christchurch BH23 2PY
T1 Oak - Crown raise to 7.5m from ground level all the way around remove epicormic growth up to 8m and 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
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P/26/03110/TTPO Refused
Keverstone Court 97 Manor Road Bournemouth BH1 3BZ
T1- Holm Oak - Fell and replace with a tree under the tree officers discretion in a more suitable location. T2- Holm Oak Fell. Fell and replace with a Cherry prunus.
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P/26/03780/TTPO Granted
Pebble Beach 47A Links Road Poole BH14 9QS
T1 - Liquid amber - Overall reduction by 1.5m to shape and allow more light into garden. T2 - Oak - Crown lift to 4m. Reduce lateral limbs by 1.5m to shape.
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P/26/03824/TTPO Granted
13 Little Forest Road Bournemouth BH4 9NN
T32- Scots Pine - Crown lift lower hanging branches over the road to a height of 5.2m from ground level. Crown lift lower secondary branches over neighbouring property’s driveway to a height of 4m from ground level. T33- Cedar - Reduce one overextending branch by 2m to a suitable growing point as shown in the photograph. T34- Scots Pine-Crown lift lower hanging branches over the road to a height of 5.2m from ground level.