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Treetops Merrifield Colehill BH21 7AJ

Split decision Dorset P/TRT/2024/07607 Tree Works- TPO

Works: Trees

Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.

Proposal

T11 Scots Pine: Fell. T12 English Oak: Fell. T14 Scots Pine: Reduce lower branch by 4 metres to allow sufficient clearance to property.

As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2024/07607

Application record

Reference
P/TRT/2024/07607
Type
Tree Works- TPO
Status
Split Decision
Decision
Part approved, part refused As published: Tree Works - TPO - Split
Received
30 Dec 2024
Validated
30 Dec 2024
Decided
23 Jan 2025
Ward
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East Ward
Parish
Colehill
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH21 7AJ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • Treetops Merrifield Colehill BH21 7AJ

    Scots Pine (labelled T14 on the First Schedule to the Tree Preservation Order) - Remove branch forking south to a point 2ft from main stem.

    Decided 2 Oct 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Dec 2024

    Received by Dorset

  2. 23 Jan 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Split

  3. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

4 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

Dorset has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Treetops Merrifield Colehill BH21 7AJ

    P/TRT/2026/04676 Submitted 2 Sep 2026 50 yards away

    Scots Pine (labelled T14 on the First Schedule to the Tree Preservation Order) - Remove branch forking south to a point 2ft from main stem.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • White Lodge Colehill Lane Colehill BH21 7AN

    P/TRT/2026/00013 Submitted 8 Jan 2026 100 yards away

    T1 – Oak Lateral reduction of lowest primary limb by maximum of 3m away from rear of property. Lateral reduction of second lowest primary by maximum of 2m. Lateral reduction of secondary limb by maximum of 1.5m away from garage block

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Aspen Marshfield Colehill BH21 7AP

    P/TRT/2024/07268 Submitted 10 Dec 2024 100 yards away

    T1 Oak: Remove deadwood. T2 Poplar: Fell. T3 -Silver Birch: Fell. T4 Oak: Remove deadwood.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Sweet Chestnut Marshfield Colehill BH21 7AP

    P/TRT/2026/00740 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 150 yards away

    G1 Sycamore x 1 and Sweet Chestnut x 2 - Fell to ground level. T1 English Oak - Reduce all lateral growth only growing towards the property by no more than 1.5m from the tips inwards to clear the fabric of the building by 1.5m. Ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter. T2 English Oak - Reduce all lateral growth only growing towards the property by no more than 2m from the tips inwards to clear the fabric of the building by 1.5m. Ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter. T3 Scots Pine - Remove the lowest primary branch back to source. - Reduce the 2nd lowest primary branch by no more than 1.5m from the tips inwards. Ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
  • Rotherwood Merrifield Colehill BH21 7AJ

    P/TRC/2026/04249 Submitted 5 Aug 2026 150 yards away

    T1 Ash - Fell to 5 ft. T2 Ash - Fell to 5 ft. T3 Ash - Fell to 5 ft. T4 Ash - Fell to 5 ft.

    Granted Trees 5 docs
  • St Michael And All Angels Church Smugglers Lane Colehill BH21 2RY

    P/TRT/2026/01277 Submitted 5 Mar 2026 150 yards away

    T8 Douglas Fir - Fell. Replacement planting with a large canopy species.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

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