Planning application
P/TRT/2025/05765
Located on land adjacent to 7 Spinners Close West Moors BH22 0PN and 9 Spinners Close West Moors BH22 0PN
Proposal
T1 Hornbeam "Carpinus betulus" - Crown raise to give 4.5 metres clearance from ground level. Crown reduction of 2-3 metres. T2 Hornbeam "Carpinus betulus" - Crown raise to give 4.5 metres clearance from ground level. Crown reduction of 2-3 metres. T3 Hornbeam "Carpinus betulus" - Crown raise to give 4.5 metres clearance from ground level. Crown reduction of 2-3 metres.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05765
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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23 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Refused
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
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.
About trees applications
How this application type works
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P/TRT/2026/02104 Awaiting decision
49 Woolslope Road West Moors BH22 0PD
T1 Oak - Crown lift low branches up to 4m. - Crown thin 20% any cross branches and epicormic growth. - Reduce branches close to both properties to give a clearance of 2m.
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P/TST/2026/00145 Decided
Woolslope Road Amenity Open Space, West Moors
Site 2: ///picked.couple.intro Woolslope side as most is within Woolslope Coppice. Goat Willow, reduce height to gain 6m clearance from the conductors. Oak, side prune to gain 4m clearance from conductors. Chip and removed arisings. Site 3: ///fend.raves.look Birch, reduce height for 5m clearance of conductors. Goat Willow, side prune to gain 6m clearance of conductors. Gorse, reduce height to gain 5m clearance of conductors. Chip and removed arisings. Site 11: ///mugs.mull.pool Oak sapling, reduce height to gain 5m clearance of conductors. Goat Willow, reduce height to previous points, 6m clearance of conductors. Chip and removed arisings. Site 4: ///galaxy.rising.sung Goat Willow/Hawthorne, reduce height to previous cuts to gain 6m clearance of conductors. Chip and removed arisings. Site 5: ///judge.hill.input Oak, side prune to previous points, 4m clearance of conductors. Hawthorne, side prune for 5m clearance of conductors. Chip and removed arisings. Site 6: ///ever.vine.retail Goat Willow, reduce height to previous points, to gain 6m of conductors. Chip and removed arisings. Site 7: ///sits.thigh.open Goat Willow, reduce height to gain 6m clearance of conductors. Oak, side prune to gain 4m clearance of conductors. Chip and removed arisings. Site 8: ///shelf.soup.dash Oaks, side prune to gain 4m clearance of conductors. Goat Willows, reduce height and side prune to gain 6m clearance of conductors. Windrow and neatly cut flat arisings into the existing hedgerows. Site 9: ///pram.effort.exam Goat Willow below the lines, Coppice to gain 6m clearance of the conductors. Goat Willow surrounding, reduce height and side prune to gain 6m clearance of conductors. Windrow and neatly cut flat arisings into the existing hedgerows. Site 10: ///tapes.trip.pints Goat Willow below the lines, Coppice to gain 6m clearance of conductors. Goat Willow surrounding, reduce height to previous points, 6m from conductors. Windrow and neatly cut flat arisings into the existing hedgerows.
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P/TRT/2026/00069 Refused
Located on land adjacent to 7 Spinners Close West Moors BH22 0PN and 9 Spinners Close West Moors BH22 0PN
T1 Hornbeam tree "Carpinus betulus" - Crown reduction of 1.5 - 2.5 meters to bring lateral limbs back from over the road and property driveways. T3 Hornbeam tree "Carpinus betulus" - Crown reduction of 1.5 - 2.5 meters to bring lateral limbs back from over the road and property driveways.
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P/TRT/2025/05173 Granted
21 Weavers Close West Moors BH22 0PG
T1 Silver Birch (Betula pendula) (located on the boundary line adjacent to the public highway and between two residential properties): Fell.
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P/TRT/2023/00732 Granted
20 Teasel Way West Moors BH22 0PQ
Tree 1 Blossom: Fell. Tree 2 Holly: Fell. Tree 3 Conifer: Fell. Tree 4 Silver Birch: No proposed works.
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P/TRT/2024/05899 Granted
Located on thin strip of land adjacent to 43 Spinners Close West Moors BH22 0PN
T1 Beech: Crown lift to give up to 6m clearance from ground level. T2 Beech: Crown lift to give up to 6m clearance from ground level. T3 Oak: Crown lift to height of up to 6m from ground level.
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In Dorset
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P/TRD/2026/04146 Awaiting decision
1 Cresta Gardens West Parley BH22 8LY
Remove damaged limb under regulation 14.
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.