Planning application
P/TRT/2025/05014
Sandford House Sandford Drive Sandford BH20 7DH
Proposal
T1 Western Red Cedar: Reduce the weight of the 3 lower limbs by thinning out by up to 20%, making wounds no bigger than 50mm. G1 Group of trees along drive including Oak and Western Red Cedar: Crown lift by up to 4 metres from ground level.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05014
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Aug 2025
Received by Dorset
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18 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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P/TRT/2026/03186 Granted
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P/TRT/2026/03407 Split decision
1 Heath Cottages Wareham Road Holton Heath BH20 7DF
T1 English Oak - Remove the lowest primary branch over the apex of the roof. - Remove the epicormic growth up to the first union. T2 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level. T3 English Oak - Remove the lowest primary branch over the driveway with included bark visible at the main branch junction. T4 English Oak - Fell to ground level. T5 Norway Spruce - Fell to ground level.
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P/TRD/2026/04146 Awaiting decision
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P/TRC/2026/04131 Awaiting decision
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T1 - Willow - Fell and grind stump. T2 - Lilac - Cut back to boundary (3rd party ownership (common law pruning only). T3 - Elder - Prune away from shed by removing offending stems within 1.5m of shed and re-pollard to existing pollard points. T4 - Beech and Hornbeam (planted in close proximity to one another on boundary fence) - Crown raise to 3m from ground, remove all crossing branches, and reduce overhanging crown back to 1m from edge of paving slabs above washing drying area.