Planning application
20 St James Close Poole BH15 1JL
Works: Trees Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Yew - Reduce crown growing over roof of 20 St James Close by 2-3m. Tree encroaching onto dwelling
As published by the council, reference P/26/04497/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04497/TTPO
- Type
- Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO
- Status
- Registered - Awaiting Allocation
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 15 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Poole Town
- Parish
- Poole Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH15 1JL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 10 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
1 document 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 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 0.3 miles
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22 St James Close Poole BH15 1JL
T4 - Silver Birch - Fell by sections to ground level, or reduce & reshape crown by 2m, crown thin by 15%, to reduce sail area. See Mark Hindsley Inspection Report.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
St James House 22 St James Close Poole BH15 1JL
T1 - Lime - Reduce & reshape crown by 2-3m back to previous reduction points. Crown lift to 5m by removing epicormic growth on main stem. To maintain tree at reasonable size for its situation. Shading out light. T2 - Maple - Crown lift to 3-5m clearance. Remove dead wood, rubbing & crossing branches. T3 - Holly - Prune away from Maple to give 1-2m clearance. T5 - Maple - Crown lift to 3.5m. Trees encroaching onto garden, adjacent trees, pavement & shading light.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Barbers Gate Thames Street Poole BH15 1ZA
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use for gates open to the public daily from 8am to 6pm.
Refused Lawful development 13 docs -
Barbers Gate Thames Street Poole BH15 1ZA
77% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct
Lawful Development Certificate for existing use for gates to be open to the public daily from 8am to 6pm
Awaiting decision Lawful development 9 docs -
9 Church Street Poole BH15 1JP
96% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct
T1- Bay- Fell to ground level.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
17 Church Street Poole BH15 1JP
T1 - Holly - Reduce the crown to half a metre below previous cut points
Granted Trees 4 docs
Other tree works applications
In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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P/26/04543/TTPO Awaiting decision
25 Waterside Christchurch BH23 3NZ
T1 - Sycamore - Crown reduction by approximately two meters to previous reduction points.
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P/26/04541/TTPO Awaiting decision
47 Canford Cliffs Road Poole BH13 7AQ
T1 - Maritime Pine leaning over at approximately 40 degrees with a very heavy crown. Recommend felling the tree before it uproots out of the ground. Would replace with another tree
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P/26/04521/REG14 Granted
70 Lilliput Road Poole BH14 8LA
T1 - Pine Trees - Fell
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P/26/04255/TTPO Granted
24 Queens Park West Drive Bournemouth BH8 9DD
T1 Norway Maple - Prune back the branches that extend furthest over the garden of 26 Queens Park west Drive by 1-2m
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P/26/03272/TTPO Granted
7 Martello Road Poole BH13 7DQ
T1-Lawson Cypress: Fell to ground level, replacement tree planted within the curtilage of the property