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31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT

Granted Dorset P/TRT/2025/06632 Tree Works- TPO

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Oak (EDDC/HA/290): Reduce branches overhanging 23 Larks Close to create a 2.5m separation from the building.

As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/06632

Application record

Reference
P/TRT/2025/06632
Type
Tree Works- TPO
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
Received
11 Nov 2025
Validated
11 Nov 2025
Decided
24 Dec 2025
Ward
Ferndown North Ward
Parish
Ferndown Town
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH22 9QT

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 1 refused.

  • 31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT

    Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that the erection of an outbuilding and swimming pool incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling known as 31 Hilltop Road is lawful under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the General Permitted Development Order (2015 as amended).

    Decided 2 Sep 2026 Lawful development
  • 31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT

    Raise the roof from 5.73m to 8.33m to create an additional storey

    Decided 18 May 2026 Prior approval

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Nov 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 24 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 24 December 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 0.3 miles

  • 31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT

    P/CLP/2026/03691 Submitted 8 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    Lawful Development Certificate to confirm that the erection of an outbuilding and swimming pool incidental to the enjoyment of the dwelling known as 31 Hilltop Road is lawful under Schedule 2, Part 1, Class E of the General Permitted Development Order (2015 as amended).

    Refused Lawful development 10 docs
    Small domestic
  • 31 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QT

    P/PAED/2026/01617 Submitted 23 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Raise the roof from 5.73m to 8.33m to create an additional storey

    Granted Prior approval 19 docs
  • 10 Autumn Close Ferndown BH22 9SX

    P/TRT/2026/01285 Submitted 12 Mar 2026 50 yards away

    Oak: Crown thin by 40%. Cut back branches overhanging 8 Autumn Close to property boundary. Remove lowest branch as circled on submitted photograph.

    Split decision Trees 4 docs
  • 1 Siskin Close Ferndown BH22 9RB

    P/HOU/2024/06291 Submitted 4 Nov 2024 100 yards away

    Single storey extension to the front of the property. (remove existing conservatory).

    Granted Householder Extension 9 docs
    Small domestic
  • 20 Hilltop Road Ferndown BH22 9QS

    P/CLP/2025/05213 Submitted 11 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    Proposed siting of a mobile home (garden annexe) for ancillary residential use within the curtilage of the dwellinghouse. under the Caravans Act 1968”

    Granted Lawful development 10 docs
    Domestic
  • 16 Siskin Close Ferndown BH22 9RB

    P/TRT/2025/06999 Submitted 24 Nov 2025 150 yards away

    T1 Oak - Carry out a light, selective crown reduction of up to 1–1.5 metres on specific lateral branches only, targeting limbs that have grown disproportionately over the garden area. No height reduction is proposed. - Undertake a crown thin of approximately 10–15%, focusing on the removal of crossing, congested or poorly formed internal branches. T2 Oak - Carry out a light, selective crown reduction of up to 1–1.5 metres on specific lateral branches only, targeting limbs that have grown disproportionately over the garden area. No height reduction is proposed. - Undertake a crown thin of approximately 10–15%, focusing on the removal of crossing, congested or poorly formed internal branches. All cuts will be minimal-diameter and will follow BS3998:2010 Tree Work – Recommendations, using natural target pruning to maintain healthy growth points and avoid large wounds.

    Granted Trees 4 docs

In Dorset

  • 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
  • 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
  • 14 Nuthatch Close Ferndown BH22 9QJ

    Pine - Fell.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • 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