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
- Registered - Awaiting Allocation
- 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: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/26/04355/REG14 Awaiting decision
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P/26/02609/TTPO Withdrawn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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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 60 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.
Trade members open them from here.
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 61 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 500 metres
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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
96% historically approved · decision due ~3 Nov
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
Awaiting decision Trees -
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 -
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