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Pines and Chines Magazine

Pines and Chines is the full colour magazine of the Branksome Park and Canford Cliffs Residents’ Association. Each issue is delivered directly to members’ homes and additional copies are available in selected local venues such as cafés, beauty salons and estate agents. Packed with engaging local stories, updates and useful contacts, it’s a great read and can also be downloaded.

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Pine Cliff Gardens

Pinecliff Garden is situated on the cliff top close to the car park at the side of Canford Cliffs library. The views are magnificent, looking seawards one can see as far as Hengistbury Head to the left and Old Harry Rocks to the right.

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Latest News, Planning Lists & Newsletters

July 2026 Planning List

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The latest planning list is available here. July was another relatively modest month for planning activity, with only a handful of new applications submitted across the ward. Most were householder or minor proposals, although several involved sensitive sites or raised wider design and amenity considerations. Notable applications included the resubmission at 54B The Avenue and a proposed garden room on the cliff edge at 2 Meriden Close.... Read More

August 2026 Newsletter

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Summer seems to have been with us for quite a while, with glorious sunshine, swimmable seas and endless opportunities to enjoy a coffee, a drink or a meal in the open air. That said there is always another side to this ‘dream picture’: overflowing bins, discarded bottles and food wrappers, uncleaned streets and cars parked just about everywhere within ten minutes of the beach. This is contemporary... Read More

July 2026 Newsletter

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Summer is now upon us and our beaches, parks, gardens and chines are busy with both residents and visitors making the most of the sunshine which, thankfully, has been in excellent supply. One recent highlight was the unveiling of the new Pinecliff Gardens shelter mural. Thursday 2 July saw around 35 people including Councillor Tracey Newman Mayor of Poole, BCP officials and ward councillors John Challinor and... Read More

June 2026 Planning List

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The latest planning List is available here June saw another relatively modest month of planning activity, with no major new development proposals submitted in the ward. Most new applications were householder or minor in nature, although several involved sensitive sites. Notable new applications included substantial householder works at Ortega, 1 The Drive; revised proposals at 14 Burton Road following earlier refusals; and alterations at 21 Sandbourne Road... Read More

June 2026 Newsletter

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JUNE 2026 NEWSLETTER June is disappearing fast but personally I’m not sure that summer has finally arrived given the recent swings in the weather we’ve all experienced, although temperatures now begin to suggest a swim in the sea could well be on the cards! As the month draws to a close I wanted to share a brief update on a few upcoming events and association developments. A... Read More

May 2026 Planning List

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The latest planning list is now available to download here. May saw a steady but relatively small number of new planning applications, continuing the recent trend of very few major applications being submitted. Most were residential, householder or minor in scale, including amendments to existing approvals and applications seeking to regularise minor works already carried out. The period also included notable decisions, including the dismissal of outstanding... Read More