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Boston Lodge 18 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ

Awaiting decision Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole P/26/04585/TTPO Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO

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.

  • 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.

    Decided 30 Dec 2025 Trees
  • 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.

    Decided 16 Feb 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 22 Sep 2026

    Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  2. 28 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 1 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Application Under Consideration

    Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.

  4. 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

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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What 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

  • Boston Lodge 18 Marlborough Road Bournemouth BH4 8DQ

    P/25/05355/REG14 Submitted 29 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    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

    P/25/05228/TTPO Submitted 17 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    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

    P/26/04458/TTPO Submitted 14 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    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

    P/25/05207/REG14 Submitted 16 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    T119 - Horse Chestnut - Pollard to 15ft

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • Beechfield 19 Portarlington Road Bournemouth BH4 8BX

    P/25/03560/TTPO Submitted 12 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    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

    P/25/00243/REG14 Submitted 28 Feb 2025 100 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~25 Apr

    DEADWOOD - Cypress - Removal of Deadwood.

    Awaiting decision Trees

In Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole

  • 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.

    Received 13 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 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

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    Received 3 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    Received 7 Aug, published by the council 12 Aug 2026 Trees
  • 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.

    Received 11 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Trees