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The Priory CE Primary School Wick Lane Christchurch BH23 1HX

P/26/03284/TCATree work in a Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 24 August 2026

Council decision: No objections raisedDelegated (officer decision)

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

Proposal

T3 Sycamore - Remove epicormic shoots main stem. Prune tertiary / secondary branches to create 2m separation between structure and first foliage or bud T4 Alder - Prune tertiary branches to create 2m separation between structures and first foliage or bud T6 Cherry - Crown-Lift tertiary branches to underside of low primary branches. T8 Ash - Fell. T10 Apple- Fell. T11 Whitebeam - Remove crossing branches

Received
14 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
Christchurch Town
  1. Received14 Jul
  2. Validated14 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided24 Aug

Decided in 41 days (council typically 63)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Priory CE Primary School Wick Lane Christchurch BH23 1HX. BCP has handled 4,888 applications of this type. This one was decided in 41 days, 3 weeks quicker than BCP's typical decision time. The site is in the Christchurch Central conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 129 applications across Christchurch Town. We hold 3,215 applications in total for the BH23 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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Application details

Postcode
BH23 1HX
Application type
Tree work in a Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Christchurch Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
14 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
154 Springdale Road Corfe Mullen Wimborne BH213QN

Planning decision

Case officer
Bea Ridley

Additional information

Documents
2

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 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Christchurch Central

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 (21)

flood storage 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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