Planning application
4 Keysworth Drive Sandford BH20 7BD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Douglas Fir: Prune 3 x elongated limbs over neighbouring garden from tips inwards by 2-2.5 metres to suitable growth points. (As indicated in annotated photograph)
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05365
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/05365
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 11 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 9 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham St. Martin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 7BD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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9 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 9 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
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4 Brian Close, Sandford, BH20 7BJ and 4 Keysworth Drive, Sandford, BH20 7BD
T1 Oak - Reduce height and spread of canopy by up to 3 metres, to where it has been pruned in the past. T2 Pine - Thin canopy by up to 10%, making pruning wounds no larger than 30mm. T3 Pine - Thin canopy by up to 10%, making pruning wounds no larger than 30mm.
Split decision Trees 5 docs -
6A Keysworth Drive Sandford BH20 7BD
95% historically approved · decision due ~20 Oct
T3 Beech - Fell. No replanting proposed. T4 Scots Pine - Fell. T5 Beech - Reduction of higher lateral branches by 2 metres on the south side that are nearing the property. T6 Holm Oak - Removal of small extra stem growing from the base of the tree. Please note, T2 Silver Birch (dead) has been registered under a separate regulation 14 notification ref. P/TRD/2026/04869.
Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs -
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3 Keysworth Drive Sandford BH20 7BD and 5 Keysworth Drive Sandford BH20 7BD
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce all around by up to 1-2m. T2 Cherry tree - Crown raise to 4m over the footpath and driveway. T3 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level. T4 Scots Pine (located at 5 Keysworth Drive) - branch reduction of lowest branch by max 1m and removal of the tertiary drooping limb. Next upper limb reduction of max 1m length as shown on the photograph T5 Cypress - Fell and stump grind. T6 Oak (located at 5 Keysworth Drive) - Reduce canopy overhanging 3 Keysworth Drive by up to 1-2m. T7 Maritime Pine - Remove lowest limb. T8 Oak - Crown raise to a height of 3m above ground level. Replacement planting for trees T3 and T5: Japanese maple and a fruit tree (potentially cherry or apple) be planted in the same area as the trees to be felled. For information only: T9 Rhododendron - Reduce down to hedge height. Approximately 1-2m height reduction. H1 Cupressus x leylandii - Trim hedge at front of property down to fence height (only trimming minor new growth). H2 Mix hedge line - Trim all hedges within the rear garden along each boundary.
Split decision Trees 4 docsSmall domestic
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