Foxchurch Hilton Blandford Forum DT11 0DB

1. 5 Jan 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 28 Jan 2026

   Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Dorset granted permission on 28 January 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.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• 4 Hillside Hillside Hilton DT11 0DB

  P/CLP/2024/07414 Submitted 18 Dec 2024 100 yards away

  Install Solar Panels and an Air Source Heat Pump to a property in a conservation area.

  Granted Lawful development 7 docs

• Old School House Hillside Hilton DT11 0DB

  P/TRC/2026/01065 Submitted 24 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  Small-leafed Lime - Reduce crown and width by 2m as per annotated photographs and remove dead branches.

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• Old School House Hillside Hilton DT11 0DB

  P/TRC/2026/03995 Submitted 23 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  T1 Leylandii - Fell

  Granted Trees 8 docs

• The Old School Hillside Hilton DT11 0DB

  P/TRC/2026/04110 Submitted 30 Jul 2026 100 yards away

  T1 - Conifer - Raise crown to 5m from ground over pavement and highway.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Monmouth Cottage The Knapp Hilton DT11 0DE

  P/TRC/2023/01073 Submitted 14 Feb 2023 150 yards away

  T1 - Copper beech – Reduce lowest limb over flower bed by up to 3m to a suitable growth point and reduce branches to provide clearance of utility lines by 1m (Amended proposal) T2 - Common Beech - Reduce crown by up to 3m to reduce loading of co-dominant stem, whilst retaining a flowing and balanced canopy line. Clear BT wire and power line by 1m (Amended proposal)

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Abbotts Barton The Knapp Hilton DT11 0DE

  P/TRC/2026/00567 Submitted 30 Jan 2026 200 yards away

  T1 - Lawson’s cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana) - Fell. T2 - Variegated Lawson’s cypress (Chamaecyparis lawsoniana var. Aureovariegata) - Fell. T3 - Ornamental Cherry (Prunus serrulata?) - Remove. T4 - Silver birch (Betula pendula) - Reduce height to 8m and removal all lateral branches on southern side. T5 - Apple (Malus domestica) - Prune back branches overhanging electric fence. T6 - Fern-leaf beech (Fagus sylvatica var. Asplenifolia) - Pollard to 6-7m high and lateral branches reduced to 2-3m from main stem. T7 - Victoria plum (Prunus domestica var. 'Victoria’) - Fell dead stem. T8 and T9 - Apple (Malus domestica) x2 - Reduce branches as per annotated photograph in tree report (Figure 17).

  Granted Trees 5 docs
  Small domestic

• P/TRT/2026/04963 Granted

  50 Pinewood Road Ferndown BH22 9RR and 23 Larch Way Ferndown BH22 9SS

  T1 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only T2 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only - Reduce all lateral growth only growing towards No. 50 by no more than 2 metres from the tips inward. T3 Monterey Pine (located at 23 Larch Way) - Remove the x2 lowest primary branches back to source which overhang the property.

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04965 Granted

  Land adjoining 56 The Curlews Verwood BH31 6NU

  T4 Quercus Robur - Reduce lower limbs to allow for 3-metres clearance from the roof of the property.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04799 Refused

  14 Nuthatch Close Ferndown BH22 9QJ

  Pine - Fell.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05079 Granted

  Church Farmhouse Church Street Sturminster Newton DT10 1DB

  T1 - Plum tree - Remove.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05571 Awaiting decision

  11 Highacres Loders DT6 3UJ

  T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by approx 1m and sides by 0.2m approx

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees