Planning application
St Michael And All Angels Church Smugglers Lane Colehill BH21 2RY
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Douglas Fir - Fell.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/06396
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/06396
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Tree Works - TPO - Refused
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 20 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Colehill and Wimborne Minster East Ward
- Parish
- Colehill
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH21 2RY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/TRT/2026/01277 Granted
St Michael And All Angels Church Smugglers Lane Colehill BH21 2RY
T8 Douglas Fir - Fell. Replacement planting with a large canopy species.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by Dorset
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20 Nov 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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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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St Michael And All Angels Church Smugglers Lane Colehill BH21 2RY
T8 Douglas Fir - Fell. Replacement planting with a large canopy species.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
White Lodge Colehill Lane Colehill BH21 7AN
T1 – Oak Lateral reduction of lowest primary limb by maximum of 3m away from rear of property. Lateral reduction of second lowest primary by maximum of 2m. Lateral reduction of secondary limb by maximum of 1.5m away from garage block
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Triangle Woods Wimborne Road Colehill BH21 2QS
Tree 41 Scots Pine (///deliver.steepest.estimated) - Fell to ground level. Tree 288 Scots Pine (///mainly.fussy.cutback) - Fell to ground level. Tree 377 Scots Pine (///trying.whirlwind.sharp) - Fell to ground level.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Triangle Woods Wimborne Road Colehill BH21 2QS
Tree 41 Scots Pine (///deliver.steepest.estimated) - Fell to ground level. Tree 288 Scots Pine (///mainly.fussy.cutback) - Fell to ground level. Tree 377 Scots Pine (///trying.whirlwind.sharp) - Fell to ground level.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Triangle Woods Wimborne Road Colehill BH21 2QS
Tree 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 52, 56, 66, 71, 135, 144, 192, 296, 339, 343, 376, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 393, 394, 395, 396, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 408 Silver Birch: Fell to ground level. Tree 4, 25, 40, 41, 266, 289, 314, 316, 375, 377, 392 Scots Pine: Fell to ground level. Tree 33 English Oak: Crown lift to 5.2m over highway. Reduce west canopy over highway by up to 2m. Tree 80 Beech: Crown lift to 5.2m over highway. Tree 83 English Oak: Reduce overextended limb over road/parking area with hazard beam forming by up to 3m. Tree 91 English Oak: Reduce overextended limb with hazard beam on west over the highway by 3m. Tree 92 English Oak: Reduce remaining leader not previously reduced. Tree 151, 188, 190, 308, 358, 389, 390 English Oak: Fell to ground level. Tree 165 English Oak: Retain as a 5m monolith. Tree 198 English Oak: Reduce overextended branches growing to the East by up to 3m. Tree 234 Beech: Crown reduction by 2-3m. Tree 291 Lime: Prune to clear lamp column. Tree 310 Lime: Crown lift to 5.2m over highway. Tree 378, 379, 380, 381 Sycamore: Fell to ground level. Tree 391 Cherry: Reduce lowest included limb on the East by 1.5m. Crown lift to 2.3m over footpath. Tree 397 Hazel: Re-coppice. (See Triangle Wood Tree Inspection Report 2025)
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Treetops Merrifield Colehill BH21 7AJ
T11 Scots Pine: Fell. T12 English Oak: Fell. T14 Scots Pine: Reduce lower branch by 4 metres to allow sufficient clearance to property.
Split decision Trees 4 docs
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