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Land to east of St Martins Church, Wareham, BH20 4HE

Granted Dorset P/TRC/2026/00435 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T6 Sweet Chestnut - Prune branches to provide 2m clearance from building. T2 English Oak - Remove deadwood down to 50mm in diameter or longer than 1m in length. This Section 211 notification has been submitted internally for transparency only; a Section 211 notice is not formally required for tree works carried out by, or on behalf of, the local authority.

As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00435

Application record

Reference
P/TRC/2026/00435
Type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Status
Response Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Received
23 Jan 2026
Validated
23 Jan 2026
Decided
20 Feb 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Wareham Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH20 4HE

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Jan 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 20 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

3 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 20 February 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.

About tree works applications

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.

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