Ashbrook Gatemore Road Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8LE

1. 24 Sep 2025

   Received by Dorset

2. 24 Nov 2025

   Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Dorset granted permission on 24 November 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.

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.

• The Old Telephone Exchange, Dorchester Road Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8LE

  P/FUL/2026/01699 Submitted 26 Mar 2026 100 yards away

  Change of use from complementary therapy unit to dog grooming unit

  Granted Full applications 29 docs

• Red Lion Hotel Dorchester Road Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8LE

  P/TRC/2024/05718 Submitted 4 Oct 2024 150 yards away

  T1 Leyland Cypress: Prune to provide 1.5m clearance from the fabric of the building to mitigate damages. T2 English Oak: Prune to provide 3.5m from ground level to facilitate basic garden maintenance. Prune to provide 1.5m clearance from the adjacent marquee structure. T3 Silver Birch: Undertake a targeted 1.5m full crown reduction from the tips inwards ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and that no pruning wounds exceed 50mm in diameter. This work is to reduce the stress and level forces within the main branch junctions. T4 Lawson Cypress: Reduce the upper scaffold branches by no more than 1.5m from the tips inwards in order to reduce the risk of failure at the branch junctions due to excessive wind loading. This work will not affect the amenity value the tree is providing, nor will it affect the tree physiologically. T5 Lawson Cypress: Fell to ground level. The tree is of poor form and has limited longevity. T6 Lawson Cypress: Fell to ground level. The tree is of poor form and has limited longevity. T7 Lawson Cypress: Remove failed stem which is about to fall outside of the main tree line towards the car park. G1 Lawson Cypress: Reduce by 1m from the upper scaffold branches only in order to maintain the overall size of the group. This work will not affect the overall amenity value the trees are providing, nor will it affect the trees physiologically.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Land on the East Side of The Drove and the North Side of Dorchester Road (A352) Winfrith Newburgh Dorchester DT2 8LA

  P/FUL/2025/04705 Submitted 29 Aug 2025 300 yards away

  84% historically approved · decision due ~24 Oct

  Change of use of land from agriculture to a development of 4 plots for travelling showpeople comprising 4no. caravans for residential occupation and 4no. storage buildings with associated access and landscaping. As amended by plans rec'd 1/5/26 to omit planted bund in Flood Zone 3

  Awaiting decision Full applications 141 docs

• Rylands Water Lane Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8JH

  P/TRC/2025/07165 Submitted 2 Dec 2025 350 yards away

  G1 Group of Leylandii - Prune back to the boundary fence.

  Granted Trees 4 docs
  Small domestic

• Priors Lawn Dorchester Road East Knighton Dorchester DT2 8LF

  P/VOL/2026/04019 Submitted 21 Jul 2026 0.3 miles away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep

  Re-instatement of missing historic dairy buildings and partial rebuilding of existing barns to form incidental and ancillary accommodation. Change of roofing material to part of house, and replacement of C20th windows and external doors. Demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of swimming pools (with variation of Condition 2 to Listed Building Consent P/LBC/2022/03793 to amend plans)

  Awaiting decision Heritage and listed buildings Demolition Windows or glazing 15 docs

• Priors Lawn Dorchester Road East Knighton DT2 8LF

  P/VOC/2026/03939 Submitted 21 Jul 2026 0.3 miles away

  88% historically approved · decision due ~15 Sep

  Re-instatement of missing historic dairy buildings and partial rebuilding of existing barns to form incidental and ancillary accommodation. Change of roofing material to part of house, and replacement of C20th windows and external doors. Demolition of existing outbuildings and construction of swimming pools (with variation of Condition 2 to Planning Permission P/HOU/2022/03790 to amend plans)

  Awaiting decision Amendments Demolition Windows or glazing 15 docs

• P/TRT/2026/04963 Granted

  50 Pinewood Road Ferndown BH22 9RR and 23 Larch Way Ferndown BH22 9SS

  T1 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only T2 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only - Reduce all lateral growth only growing towards No. 50 by no more than 2 metres from the tips inward. T3 Monterey Pine (located at 23 Larch Way) - Remove the x2 lowest primary branches back to source which overhang the property.

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04965 Granted

  Land adjoining 56 The Curlews Verwood BH31 6NU

  T4 Quercus Robur - Reduce lower limbs to allow for 3-metres clearance from the roof of the property.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04799 Refused

  14 Nuthatch Close Ferndown BH22 9QJ

  Pine - Fell.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05079 Granted

  Church Farmhouse Church Street Sturminster Newton DT10 1DB

  T1 - Plum tree - Remove.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05571 Awaiting decision

  11 Highacres Loders DT6 3UJ

  T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by approx 1m and sides by 0.2m approx

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees