Planning application
P/TRT/2025/05085
The White House Fir Tree Hill Alderholt SP6 3AY, The Hollies Fir Tree Hill Alderholt SP6 3AY and Twin Oaks Fir Tree Hill Alderholt SP6 3AY
Proposal
Oak 1 (front of driveway, The Hollies land): Crown lift to 6m over gardens, paths, driveways, and boundaries. Crown reduction of up to 3m in height and spread, focusing on branches overhanging The Hollies roof/garden, driveway, and seating areas. Selective crown thinning 20-30%. Oaks 2–5 (boundary of The White House and The Hollies): Crown lift to 6m over gardens, paths, driveways, and boundaries. Crown reduction of up to 3m in height and spread, focusing on branches overhanging The Hollies roof/garden, driveway, and seating areas. Selective crown thinning 20-30%. Oak 6 (bottom of Twin Oaks garden): Crown lift to 6m over gardens, paths, driveways, and boundaries. Crown reduction of up to 3m in height and spread, focusing on branches overhanging The Hollies roof/garden, driveway, and seating areas. Selective crown thinning 20-30%.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05085
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by Dorset
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8 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
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/2025/07057 Granted
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T1 Oak- Reduce low branch growing into the gutter of the White House (North aspect) to achieve a 2m clearance from the property. Lift crown over the Hollies (property to South aspect) to achieve a 2m clearance from the property by the removal of secondary and tertiary branches, diameter of final pruning wounds not to exceed 50mm in diameter. T2 Oak - Lift crown over the Hollies (property to South aspect) to achieve a 2m clearance from the property by the removal of secondary and tertiary branches, diameter of final pruning wounds not to exceed 50mm in diameter. T3 Oak - Lift crown over the Hollies (property to South aspect) to achieve a 2m clearance from the property by the removal of secondary and tertiary branches, diameter of final pruning wounds not to exceed 50mm in diameter.
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P/TRT/2023/00284 Granted
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P/TRT/2026/00129 Granted
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P/TRT/2025/05646 Granted
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P/TRT/2025/06603 Granted
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