Planning application
Bethany Church Of England Junior School Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
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
As published by the council, reference P/26/04346/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04346/TTPO
- Type
- Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO
- Status
- Awaiting sign off
- Received
- 8 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 9 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Boscombe West
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- 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/26/04355/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P/26/02609/TTPO Withdrawn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.
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P/26/01356/REG14 Granted
Bethany Church Of England Junior School Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DJ
1x sycamore - failing bifurcation - remove single stem
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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9 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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22 Sep 2026
Status changed to Application Under Consideration
Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.
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9 Oct 2026
Status changed to Awaiting sign off
Previously Application Under Consideration.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 4 November 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
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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Bethany Church Of England Junior School Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DJ
1x sycamore - failing bifurcation - remove single stem
Granted Trees 2 docs -
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
Granted Trees 2 docs -
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.
Withdrawn Trees -
Bethany Church Of England Junior School Knole Road Bournemouth BH1 4DJ
Cypress - Dead - Fell
Granted Trees 2 docs -
8 Vale Road Bournemouth BH1 3SY
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Granted Full applications Extension Loft or dormer 28 docsSmall domestic -
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T1 Sweet chestnut - Reduce branches above the driveway by 2m T2 Lime - Remove low branch above pavement back to its source (amended proposal) T3 Beech - Remove regrowth facing the building to maintain a 2m separation (amended proposal)
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