Planning application
4 Alder Close Sandford BH20 7QL
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Scots Pine: Fell. T2 Scots Pine: Remove lowest 2 limbs.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05273
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/05273
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Tree Works - TPO - Refused
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham St. Martin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 7QL
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.
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P/TRD/2026/02567 Granted
4 Alder Close Sandford BH20 7QL
T1 Scots Pine - Fell.
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P/TRT/2026/02567 Granted
4 Alder Close Sandford BH20 7QL
T1 Scots Pine - Fell.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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8 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Refused
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Dorset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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