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Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

Granted Dorset P/TRT/2025/05140 Tree Works- TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Crown lift all trees across the site to provide a clearance of up to 5.2m over the public highway and internal access roads and 2.3m over the public footpath and internal access paths. All crown lifting to involve the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches and epicormic growth only. Prune all trees surrounding caravans within the site to provide a clearance of up to 1.5m around the caravans by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches and epicormic growth only. The work is to be repeated up to 4 times a year for a period of 3 years from October 2025 to October 2028 (amended proposal/description of works).

As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05140

Application record

Reference
P/TRT/2025/05140
Type
Tree Works- TPO
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Tree Works - TPO - Consent
Received
1 Sep 2025
Validated
1 Sep 2025
Decided
15 Oct 2025
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Wareham St. Martin
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH16 6JZ

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 7 applications since 2023: 6 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/TRT/2026/01933 Split decision

    Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

    T14 Silver Birch – Remove (fell). T18 Oak – Remove (fell). T22 Scots Pine – Fell (leaving stem as a 6m monolith). T23 Silver Birch – Remove (fell). T29 Oak – Remove (fell).

    Decided 18 May 2026 Trees
  • Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

    T1 Monterey Pine - Remove the lowest lateral overhanging WC32. T2 Oak - Prune to provide 2m clearance above the adjacent caravan by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches only (amended description of works). T3 Scots Pine, T8 Scots Pine, T9 Scots Pine x 2, T13 Conifer Stems x 3, T14 Silver Birch, T16 Scots Pine, T18 Silver Birch, T24 Macrocarpa, T26 Scots Pine, T27 Silver Birch and T30 Silver Birch - Fell. T10 Hornbeam - Reduce the entire crown by up to 2 metres incorporating a crown raise to appropriate pruning points to clear access road. T11 Willow - Remove the stem leaning over the access road. T19 Willow - Reduce lateral crown of Willows only within the area marked T19 to provide up to 2m clearance from adjacent caravans (amended description of works). T21 Scots Pine - Crown raise to suitable pruning points by up to 3 metres maximum. T22 Scots Pine - Reduce lateral by 3 metres over van. T23 Willow and Western Red Cedar - Pruning to provide 2m clearance of the adjacent caravans by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches only (amended description of works). T28 Silver Birch - Remove dead stem. T31 Willows - Pruning to provide 2m clearance of the adjacent caravans (amended description of works). T32 Western Red Cedar - Prune branches to provide 2m clearance of the roof of the adjacent caravan (amended description of works).

    Decided 10 Mar 2026 Trees
  • Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

    Macrocarpa at Touring Pitch 27 - Overhanging the main touring road in, shower block, pitch lane and pitches. Large storm damaged split and hung up section - Removed damage and made safe.

    Decided 26 Apr 2023 Trees
  • Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

    Park Location : Pitch 14 T3 Silver Birch - Fell.

    Decided 5 Apr 2023 Trees
  • Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

    Park Location : Chestnut Avenue 6 Fell 2x Birch that have extensive phytophthora (and monitor the remaining 2x Birch nearby over the season).

    Decided 3 Apr 2023 Trees
  • Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

    Park Location : Elm Avenue 8 T1 Macrocarpa (Small tree situated in front of the large Macrocarpa) - Remove

    Decided 3 Apr 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 1 Sep 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 15 Oct 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent

  3. 26 Jul 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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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 15 October 2025, 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.

Nearby applications

Within 500 metres

  • Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

    P/TRT/2026/00185 Submitted 13 Jan 2026 18m away

    T1 Monterey Pine - Remove the lowest lateral overhanging WC32. T2 Oak - Prune to provide 2m clearance above the adjacent caravan by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches only (amended description of works). T3 Scots Pine, T8 Scots Pine, T9 Scots Pine x 2, T13 Conifer Stems x 3, T14 Silver Birch, T16 Scots Pine, T18 Silver Birch, T24 Macrocarpa, T26 Scots Pine, T27 Silver Birch and T30 Silver Birch - Fell. T10 Hornbeam - Reduce the entire crown by up to 2 metres incorporating a crown raise to appropriate pruning points to clear access road. T11 Willow - Remove the stem leaning over the access road. T19 Willow - Reduce lateral crown of Willows only within the area marked T19 to provide up to 2m clearance from adjacent caravans (amended description of works). T21 Scots Pine - Crown raise to suitable pruning points by up to 3 metres maximum. T22 Scots Pine - Reduce lateral by 3 metres over van. T23 Willow and Western Red Cedar - Pruning to provide 2m clearance of the adjacent caravans by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches only (amended description of works). T28 Silver Birch - Remove dead stem. T31 Willows - Pruning to provide 2m clearance of the adjacent caravans (amended description of works). T32 Western Red Cedar - Prune branches to provide 2m clearance of the roof of the adjacent caravan (amended description of works).

    Granted Trees 6 docs
  • Hand Car Wash Wareham Road Holton Heath BH16 6JW

    P/FUL/2025/07160 Submitted 2 Dec 2025 84m away

    Change of use from Class E(a) to a mixed-use Class E(b) restaurant and Sui Generis hot food takeaway, together with internal reconfiguration including an updated kitchen layout and revised WC facilities

    Withdrawn Full applications 29 docs
  • Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

    P/TRT/2026/01933 Submitted 7 Apr 2026 180m away

    T14 Silver Birch – Remove (fell). T18 Oak – Remove (fell). T22 Scots Pine – Fell (leaving stem as a 6m monolith). T23 Silver Birch – Remove (fell). T29 Oak – Remove (fell).

    Split decision Trees 4 docs
  • Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ

    P/TRD/2023/01734 Submitted 21 Mar 2023 216m away

    Park Location : Elm Avenue 8 T1 Macrocarpa (Small tree situated in front of the large Macrocarpa) - Remove

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • Tanglewood Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath Poole BH16 6JY

    P/TRD/2026/00341 Submitted 20 Jan 2026 280m away

    T1 Silver Birch (dead) - Fell.

    Granted Trees 2 docs
  • Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath Poole BH16 6JZ

    P/TRT/2024/06641 Submitted 9 Dec 2024 310m away

    Tree works as detailed in Sandford Holiday Park Winter 2024/2025 Tree surgery works submitted on 08/12/2024. Replanting scheme already in place and will see approximately 300 trees being planted in the forthcoming months.

    Granted Trees 8 docs

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    3 Burnt Barn Dorchester Road Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9NU

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    14 Sep 2026 Trees
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  • P/TRT/2026/05038 Awaiting decision

    27 Oakwood Broadmayne DT2 8UL

    T1 Prunus - Reduce entire crown by up to 1.5m back towards previous pruning points & shape

    14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRT/2026/05057 Awaiting decision

    3 Lynwood Close Ferndown BH22 9TD

    T1 Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the crown by 2 metres. - Remove the lowest branch.

    14 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRC/2026/05048 Awaiting decision

    Lower Bockhampton House Bockhampton Lane Lower Bockhampton DT2 8PZ

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    14 Sep 2026 Trees