Planning application
Boston Lodge 18 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Repollard back to previous points (roughly 6 metres above ground level) T2 - Holly - Reduce Holly in height to garage building to leave as a Monolith. Tree is dead.
As published by the council, reference P/26/04585/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04585/TTPO
- Type
- Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 22 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 22 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Westbourne & West Cliff
- Parish
- Bournemouth Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH4 8DQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/25/05355/REG14 Granted
Boston Lodge 18 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ
T130 Mature Pine - Extensive basal stem decay and bark loss extending to the root flare. Exposed wood is soft and friable, indicating advanced fungal decay affecting structural integrity and anchorage. Tree overhangs garages and flats and presents an imminent risk of failure. - Fell.
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P/25/05228/TTPO Granted
Boston Lodge 18 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ
T122 and T123 - Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - pollard both back to the first main unions.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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28 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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1 Oct 2026
Status changed to Application Under Consideration
Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 17 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
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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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Boston Lodge 18 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ
T130 Mature Pine - Extensive basal stem decay and bark loss extending to the root flare. Exposed wood is soft and friable, indicating advanced fungal decay affecting structural integrity and anchorage. Tree overhangs garages and flats and presents an imminent risk of failure. - Fell.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Boston Lodge 18 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ
T122 and T123 - Horse Chestnut (Aesculus hippocastanum) - pollard both back to the first main unions.
Granted Trees 11 docs -
Brownlow Court 22 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ
96% historically approved · decision due ~9 Nov
T159 – Common Lime Reduce lateral branches on the side of the crown extending towards the adjacent property by up to 2 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points. T150 – Common Lime Reduce lateral branches on the side of the crown extending towards the adjacent building by up to 2 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points to provide clearance from the structure. T144 – Sycamore Reduce lateral branches on the side of the crown extending towards the adjacent building by up to 2 metres, pruning back to suitable secondary growth points to provide clearance from the structure.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
1 Boston Lodge 18 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ
T119 - Horse Chestnut - Pollard to 15ft
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Beechfield 19 Portarlington Road Bournemouth BH4 8BX
T24a- Copper Beech - Reduce branches close to the building to a clearance of 2m. T19- Copper Beech - Crown lift lower branches hanging over the road up to a height of 5.2m from ground level to the councils legal required height over a road.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
1 Sunningdale 21 Portarlington Road Bournemouth BH4 8BX
96% historically approved · decision due ~25 Apr
DEADWOOD - Cypress - Removal of Deadwood.
Awaiting decision Trees
Other tree works applications
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.