Planning application
Land at Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
14x dead trees along the edge of the Cedar Drive - Fell. Prefer not to replant due to the very high volume of other trees and dense rhododendron cover.
As published by the council, reference P/TRD/2026/03242
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRD/2026/03242
- Type
- Tree Dead Or Dangerous
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 23 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham St. Martin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 7QB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRT/2026/03112 Granted
Land at Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
T1 Maritime pine - Reduce and reshape the canopy by 1-1.5 metres on road side of tree, as indicated in submitted annotated photograph. The dead trees in this application are being dealt with separately under regulation 14 (dead/dangerous trees) notification ref. P/TRD/2026/03242.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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23 Jun 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
1 later application on the register refers to this one:
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P/TRT/2026/03112 Granted
Land at Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
T1 Maritime pine - Reduce and reshape the canopy by 1-1.5 metres on road side of tree, as indicated in submitted annotated photograph. The dead trees in this application are being dealt with separately under regulation 14 (dead/dangerous trees) notification ref. P/TRD/2026/03242.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 23 June 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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Land at Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
T1 Maritime pine - Reduce and reshape the canopy by 1-1.5 metres on road side of tree, as indicated in submitted annotated photograph. The dead trees in this application are being dealt with separately under regulation 14 (dead/dangerous trees) notification ref. P/TRD/2026/03242.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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95% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct
T1 Scots Pine - Remove the lowest limb to the south and one small secondary branch above to achieve a 4-metre lift over the garden. Reduce the limbs to the north and south by 1-1.5 metres, as annotated in submitted photographs. Remove the major deadwood.
Awaiting decision Trees 4 docs -
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
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T1 Scots Pine - Crown thin removing overall 10% of canopy 'leaf' density, removing only tertiary branches. T2 Scots Pine - Crown thin removing overall 10% of canopy 'leaf' density, removing only tertiary branches. T3 Scots Pine - Crown thin removing overall 10% of canopy 'leaf' density, removing only tertiary branches. T4 Scots Pine - Crown thin removing overall 10% of canopy 'leaf' density, removing only tertiary branches.
Refused Trees 4 docs -
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3 Ash Close Sandford BH20 7QF
T1 Scots Pine - Remove. Replant in similar location with 2.5-3m Betula utilis var. jacquemontii.
Granted Trees 4 docs
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