Planning application
18 Birchwood Road Poole BH14 9NP
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Oak - Cut back branches growing towards house by 3 metres. Raise canopy over road, 6m from ground.
As published by the council, reference P/26/04690/TTPO
Application record
- Reference
- P/26/04690/TTPO
- Type
- Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO
- Status
- Application Under Consideration
- Received
- 28 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 28 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Penn Hill
- Parish
- Poole Town Council
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH14 9NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Sep 2026
Received by Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole
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1 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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9 Oct 2026
Status changed to Application Under Consideration
Previously Registered - Awaiting Allocation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 23 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
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 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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32 Birchwood Road Poole BH14 9NP
Variation of condition no. 2 (list of plans) and no.5 (materials) of consent P/25/03956/CONDR (Variation of condition no. 2 (list of plans) and no.5 (materials) of consent P/25/01275/HOU (Demolition of the existing attached garage. Construction of a single-storey rear extension and a two-storey side extension) for changes including new door to utility room, amendment to single storey rear extension roof form, replacing the existing enclosed porch with a storm porch, adding a lean to roof over the garage doorand side facing door and altering the facing material locations.)) to amend the approved design, to alter the garage to be an internal, habitable room, with a greater ground floor footprint.
Granted Amendments Extension Demolition 12 docsSmall domestic -
32 Birchwood Road Poole BH14 9NP
Variation of condition no. 2 (list of plans) and no.5 (materials) of consent P/25/01275/HOU (Demolition of the existing attached garage. Construction of a single-storey rear extension and a two-storey side extension) for changes including new door to utility room, amendment to single storey rear extension roof form, replacing the existing enclosed porch with a storm porch, adding a lean to roof over the garage door and side facing door and altering the facing material locations.
Granted Amendments Extension Demolition 9 docsSmall domestic -
1 Birchwood Road Poole BH14 9NW
T1, T2, T3, T4 - Leylandi conifers - reduce the crown to the height to 11 metres above the ground T5 - Holly tree - Remove as dead
Granted Trees 6 docs -
Tudor Lodge 2 Penn Hill Avenue Poole BH14 9LZ
T1 - Lime - Tree pruning on behalf of CityFibre to restore service to customer at Tudor Lodge. Clearance required to create channel through the trees approx 0.5m in diameter to pull the cable through from the telecoms pole located outside #5 Penn Hill Avenue. No excessive clearance required i.e. felling, crown lift or reduction.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
6 Penn Hill Avenue Poole BH14 9LZ
Removal of garage and erection of side extension with mezzanine floor and loft conversion with a side dormer and roof lights
Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 13 docsDomestic -
7 Munster Road Poole BH14 9PS
96% historically approved · decision due ~30 Nov
T1 Beech (Fagus sylvatica). Reduce the lateral growth on the 7 Munster Road side by 2–3m, cutting back to the boundary and to suitable growth points, to achieve clearance from the property. Tree to be retained.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs
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.