P/TRT/2025/05488

1. 16 Sep 2025

   Received by Dorset

2. 28 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Refused

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

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.

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.

More on trees applications in our guide

• P/TRT/2025/05441 Granted

  St Stephens Church Access Road To Church St Stephens Bettiscombe DT6 5NT

  T1 Lime - Crown lift to approx 2.5m to remove epicormic growth from around the base

  15 Sep 2025 44m away Trees

• P/TRD/2026/04146 Awaiting decision

  1 Cresta Gardens West Parley BH22 8LY

  Remove damaged limb under regulation 14.

  30 Jul 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/04135 Awaiting decision

  St Wite House Gassons Lane Junction To Cothays Junction Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RQ

  T1 Apple - Crown reduction to a height of 3-4m & spread of approx 3-4m

  30 Jul 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04107 Awaiting decision

  24 Bowey Okeford Fitzpaine DT11 0TR

  T1 - Oak - Formatively prune away from building to gain a 1.5m clearance from the building.

  29 Jul 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04003 Awaiting decision

  15 Highfield Road Corfe Mullen BH21 3PA

  T3 Oak - Remove the 4x lowest lateral branches back to trunk to raise the crown to clear the garages. - 5x branches cut back to branch divide with end tip trimming to give a clearance of approximately 3 metres above the garages. - Crown clean by the removal of dead, dying, weak and crossing branches.

  29 Jul 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/04131 Awaiting decision

  16, 17 and 19 Stalbridge Close Stalbridge DT10 2ND

  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.

  29 Jul 2026 Trees