Dorset NHS - Wareham Hospital Streche Road Wareham BH20 4RG

1. 14 Jan 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 11 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Prior Approval Not Required

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Dorset granted permission on 11 March 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

Prior approval applies where permitted development rights already grant the principle of the work, leaving the council only the specific matters the rules name, commonly within 56 days. More in our guide to planning application types.

• Wareham Hospital Streche Road Wareham BH20 4QQ

  P/TRC/2023/00838 Submitted 13 Feb 2023 50 yards away

  T1244 Sycamore - Reduce lateral branch over car park by approximately 2m. T1471 Ash - Remove to ground level. T1472 Sycamore - Undertake ‘all over’ crown reduction by approximately 2m to appropriate pruning points.

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 2 Christmas Close Wareham BH20 4RG

  P/TRT/2023/01507 Submitted 15 Mar 2023 100 yards away

  T1 Lawson Cypress - Fell to ground level. Replant.

  Refused Trees 4 docs

• 21 Tinkers Lane Wareham BH20 4QR

  P/TRC/2026/04073 Submitted 27 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  T1 Probably New Zealand broadleaf - Griselinia littoralis. - Reduce the crown overall by approximately 40cm.

  Withdrawn Trees 4 docs

• 15 Ropers Lane Wareham BH20 4QT

  P/TRC/2026/04893 Submitted 7 Sep 2026 250 yards away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~2 Nov

  T1 Norway Maple ‘Crimson King’ (Acer platanoides ‘Crimson King’) - Crown reduce by approximately 2 metres in height and 1–1.5 metres laterally retaining a balanced natural crown form. T2 Yew (Taxus baccata) - Crown reduce by approximately 1–1.5 metres all over retaining a balanced natural crown form.

  Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs

• 19 Ropers Lane Wareham BH20 4QT

  P/TRC/2025/05766 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 250 yards away

  T1 Birch - Crown reduce by 1-2 metres. T2 Birch - Crown reduce by 1-2 metres.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 34 Cow Lane Wareham BH20 4RE

  P/HOU/2026/03316 Submitted 8 Jul 2026 250 yards away

  To erect a polytunnel measuring 4.5m long by 1.8m wide by 1.9m high covering an area of already-cultivated kitchen garden.

  Granted Householder 10 docs
  Domestic

• P/PASO/2026/04179 Granted

  Hanham Centre & Streets Meadow Hanham Road Wimborne Minster BH21 1AS

  Install 362 no PV panels to roof

  Received 31 Jul, published by the council 11 Aug 2026 Prior approval
• P/PABA/2026/04668 Granted

  Twyford Farm Twyford Shaftesbury SP7 0JF

  Erect agricultural storage building

  Received 25 Aug, published by the council 4 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P/PABA/2026/04730 Granted

  Pound Farm Old Sherborne Road Cerne Abbas Dorchester DT2 7SJ

  Erect Agricultural Building

  Received 27 Aug, published by the council 9 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P/PALH/2026/04959 Awaiting decision

  7 Aldridge Road Ferndown BH22 8LT

  Single storey rear extension to measure 6.00m in length, with a maximum height of 4.00m and a height to eaves of 3.00m

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Prior approval
• P/PAAC/2026/04100 Granted

  Himmon Copse Farm Knoll Lane Corfe Mullen BH21 3RF

  Conversion of an existing agricultural building to residential

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Prior approval