16 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
Pending
P/26/02083/REG14
Description
Silver birch - Dead - Fell
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Historical activity at this location
29 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
This property
Previous applications at this address
2025
Approved
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce and reshape all over by up to 2 meters T2 Silver Birch - Reduce…
2024
Approved
T1-Silver Birch. Remove broke/ defective branches from crown of tree.
2022
Approved
T1 - Sorbus 'Embury'- Fell to ground level and replace with Sorbus "Joseph Rock". See sch…
2020
Approved
T1 - Acer - Reduce and reshape Acer by up to 3m. T2 - Silver Birch - Remove all larger 'w…
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
5 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 - Oak tree - Reduce back lateral crown overhanging the driveway of no. 3 Stourcroft Dr…
2025
Approved
1 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 Oak – Lateral selective reduction to provide a clearance of the property building by u…
2023
Approved
31 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T160 - Cedar - Crown reduce by up to 1 m. T156 - Beech - Crown thin by 20%, ensuring no l…
2023
Approved
39 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T166 Oak Crown lift by pruning secondary branches by 2-3 metres T167 Oak Crown lift by pr…
2023
Approved
39 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T163 Oak. Raise canopy by 1-2 metres by pruning secondary branches as per attached photos
2022
Approved
9 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 - Beech - Reduce canopy extending furthest towards neighbours property by 2-3m, reduci…
2022
Approved
1 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 Oak - Reduce the two lateral branches overhanging 45 Hurn Way by 1.5m. Reduce the main…
2022
Approved
1 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 - Oak - Reduce lateral branches over no. 3 by 1.5m as per submitted photograph.
2021
Approved
15 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 Oak Reduce and remove secondary branches encroaching onto the roofs and chimneys of no…
2021
Approved
13 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 Oak-Remove epicormic shoots on the main stem and low scaffold branches to a height of…
2021
Approved
7 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
(T1) - Beech - Fell and replant with Beech or Copper Beech.
2021
Refused
15 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 - Oak - Reduce crown by 1.5m to previous pruning points. Remove 20% of epicormic growt…
2021
Refused
13 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 - Oak - Reduce canopy by up to 1.5m to previous points. Remove 20% of epicormic growth…
2021
Approved
33 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
Dormer/gable to front & Dormer to rear with remodel
2021
Approved
17 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 - Beech - Crown Thin by 15% and remove rubbing and crossing branches and dead wood fro…
2021
1 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T116 - Oak - Reduce width on side of 1 Stourcroft Drive by up to 3m and branches over roa…
2020
Approved
19 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 - Beech - Crown Lift to give clearance of 5m from ground level. Reduce branches encroa…
2020
Approved
47 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 -Silver Birch - Crown Reduce by up to 2m to previous pruning points. T2 - Ash - Sectio…
2020
Approved
29 Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T152-Oak - Crown Lift to a height of 4.0m or if they are above this height reduce by maxi…
2020
Approved
9 A Stourcroft Drive Christchurch BH23 2PX
T1 - Acer - Fell and replace.
2017
Approved
7 Stourcroft Drive, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2PX
Beech - Fell.
2016
Approved
1 Stourcroft Drive, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2PX
T1 & T2 Oak - Fell.
2016
Approved
19 Stourcroft Drive, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2PX
T1 Silver Birch - Fell.
2016
Approved
8 Stourcroft Drive, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2PX
T221 Whitebeam - Fell.
2016
Stourcroft Drive 5, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 2PX
T1 Silver Birch - fell or re-pollard. T2 Oak - reduce by 2m. T3 Oak - crown lift to 6m
BCP
Planning Authority Score
1.5/10
Poor
#281 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions
BCP is one of the slowest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #271 out of 292. The council extends the time limit on 63% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly less likely to be approved here (89%) than the national average (90%).
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BCP decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
83%
Overall approval rate
Below avg (87%) #229 of 292
89%
Householder approved
Below avg (90%) #198 of 292
38%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (64%) #271 of 292
63%
Extended time limit
Above avg (40%) #272 of 292
64%
Minor dwellings approved
321 decided (1-9 homes)
67%
Major dwellings approved
51 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
77 decided
2,150
Total decisions
360 refused in 2025