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15 Ropers Lane Wareham BH20 4QT

Awaiting decision Dorset P/TRC/2026/04893 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/04893

Application record

Reference
P/TRC/2026/04893
Type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Status
Under Officer Consideration
Received
7 Sep 2026
Validated
7 Sep 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Wareham Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH20 4QT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 15 Ropers Lane Wareham BH20 4QT

    Erect garden office

    Decided 26 May 2023 Householder

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Sep 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 15 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 2 Oct 2026

    Status changed to Under Officer Consideration

    Previously Out To Consultation.

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 2 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Dorset took a median of 39 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

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

2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided tree works applications in a median of 26 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • 15 Ropers Lane Wareham BH20 4QT

    P/HOU/2023/01827 Submitted 3 Apr 2023 50 yards away

    Erect garden office

    Granted Householder 12 docs
    Domestic
  • 19 Ropers Lane Wareham BH20 4QT

    P/TRC/2025/05766 Submitted 30 Sep 2025 50 yards away

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

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 21 Tinkers Lane Wareham BH20 4QR

    P/TRC/2026/04073 Submitted 27 Jul 2026 50 yards away

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

    Withdrawn Trees 4 docs
  • 24 Ropers Lane Wareham BH20 4QT

    P/TRC/2026/02271 Submitted 24 Apr 2026 50 yards away

    Pine - Remove.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 28 Cow Lane Wareham BH20 4RE

    P/TRC/2024/06787 Submitted 19 Nov 2024 100 yards away

    T1 Tree of Heaven: Crown lift to 4m above ground level and provide 2m clearance from adjacent buildings. Remove major dead wood. Remove ivy from throughout the tree's crown. *works amended following discussion with agent.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • 34 Cow Lane Wareham BH20 4RE

    P/HOU/2026/03316 Submitted 8 Jul 2026 100 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

In Dorset

  • 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
  • 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
  • 14 Nuthatch Close Ferndown BH22 9QJ

    Pine - Fell.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 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