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52 Richmond Wood Road Bournemouth BH8 9DJ

P/25/05313/TTPOTree work to tree/s subject to a TPORefused

Refused on 17 February 2026

Delegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 – Beech - Pollard to a suitable height of 10-15 feet to substantially reduce crown mass. Please see photos attached.

Received
23 December 2025
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Queen's Park
  1. Received23 Dec
  2. Validated23 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided17 Feb

Decided in 56 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at 52 Richmond Wood Road Bournemouth BH8 9DJ. BCP has handled 4,888 applications of this type. This one was decided in 56 days, 7 days quicker than BCP's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 83 applications across Queen's Park. We hold 327 applications in total for the BH8 postcode area.

94% of trees applications at Bournemouth, Christchurch and Poole Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 9 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. T1 Beech is a mature, prominent tree in the street and provides significant visual amenity, canopy cover and habitat within a tree-depleted area. Although structural defects are noted, no supporting evidence has been submitted to demonstrate significant decay, dysfunction or imminent failure. Features such as included unions and root-related surface displacement are not, on their own, sufficient justification for such severe works. Pollarding a mature Beech would remove the entire crown, is contrary to BS3998:2010 guidance, and would be likely to lead to rapid decline. The works are therefore disproportionate to the concerns raised and would result in the loss of an important amenity tree. Less severe works would be considered such as selective pruning, if reapplied for under a new tree works application.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH8 9DJ
Application type
Tree work to tree/s subject to a TPO
Scale / size
Small

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
66 Layton Road Parkstone Poole BH122BL

Additional information

Documents
9

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions. Ask the council if these matter.

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: BCP

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