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Durlston Country Park Lighthouse Road Swanage BH19 2JL

Granted Dorset P/TRT/2025/06835 Tree Works- TPO

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

(1) Sycamore: Fell. (6) Sycamore: Fell. (9) Holm Oak: Remove over-extended low primary branch highlighted in red on the photo submitted. (10) Holm Oak: Reduction of the furthest extended tertiary and secondary branches to the east by no more than 2m to suitable growth points. (12) Holm Oak. Remove 4 branches highlighted in red on the photo submitted. (13) Holm Oak: Remove 3 branches highlighted in red on the photos submitted. (17) Lawsons Cypress: Fell. (21) Ash: Remove 3 limbs as highlighted in red on the photo submitted. (22) Holm Oak: Reduction of the furthest extended lateral branches to the south and east by up to 2m to suitable growth points. (23) 5 x Sycamore: Request to fell (all as shown in photos across numbers 23, 24, 25 and 26). (Amended/updated description of works for trees 9, 10, 12, 13, 21 & 22 and inclusion of 23 - 5 x Sycamore).

As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/06835

Application record

Reference
P/TRT/2025/06835
Type
Tree Works- TPO
Status
Application Approved
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
Received
17 Nov 2025
Validated
17 Nov 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Swanage Ward
Parish
Swanage
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH19 2JL

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/TRT/2026/01307 Granted

    Durlston Country Park Lighthouse Road Swanage BH19 2JL

    T35 Oak - Primary stem: Pollard the crown to approximately 12 metres. Secondary stem: Pollard the crown to approximately 5 metres

    Decided 30 Mar 2026 Trees
  • P/TRD/2025/06912 Granted

    Durlston Country Park Lighthouse Road Swanage BH19 2JL

    (2) Sycamore: Remove dead branch overhanging footpath. (3) Sycamore: Remove dead limbs highlighted red. (4) Dead Sycamore: Fell. (5) Dead Sycamore: Fell. (7) 3 x dead Sycamore trees: Fell. (8) Dead Holm Oak: Fell. (11) Ash: Remove six dead limbs. (14) Dead Hawthorn: Fell. (15) 5 x Dead Elm trees: Fell. (18) Dead/dangerous Ash above footpath: Fell. (19) Ash: Remove dead limb. (20) Dead Ash: Fell.

    Decided 26 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Nov 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 16 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

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 16 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.

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  • Durlston Country Park Lighthouse Road Swanage BH19 2JL

    P/TRD/2025/06912 Submitted 17 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    (2) Sycamore: Remove dead branch overhanging footpath. (3) Sycamore: Remove dead limbs highlighted red. (4) Dead Sycamore: Fell. (5) Dead Sycamore: Fell. (7) 3 x dead Sycamore trees: Fell. (8) Dead Holm Oak: Fell. (11) Ash: Remove six dead limbs. (14) Dead Hawthorn: Fell. (15) 5 x Dead Elm trees: Fell. (18) Dead/dangerous Ash above footpath: Fell. (19) Ash: Remove dead limb. (20) Dead Ash: Fell.

    Granted Trees 2 docs

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    P/TRT/2026/00445 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 200 yards away

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