Planning application
P/TRT/2025/07387
9 Ashley Park Ashley Heath BH24 2HA
Proposal
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by 2.5m from the tips inwards. Reduce lateral spread in all directions by 1m from the tips inwards. Ensuring pruning wounds do not exceed 50mm.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/07387
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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6 Jan 2026
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
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P/TRT/2023/00903 Granted
14 Ashley Park Ashley Heath BH24 2HA
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P/HOU/2024/05149 Granted
5 Struan Court Ashley Heath BH24 2EF
Erect single-storey side extension with a patio/deck and garage conversion.
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P/TRD/2026/04126 Awaiting decision
41 Ashley Park Ashley Heath BH24 2HB
Pine (dead) - Fell. Remove under regulation 14.
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P/TRT/2026/03020 Granted
10 Struan Drive Ashley Heath BH24 2HD
T1 Scots Pine - Prune side growth by 2ft, in line with front of shed, to reduce new growth from tree work that was granted consent in 2020, application ref. 3/20/0504/TTPO.
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P/TRT/2025/07562 Granted
23 Struan Gardens Ashley Heath BH24 2EQ
T1 Beech - Crown raise over the garden to approximately 4 metres above ground level. Reduce secondary & tertiary branches growing towards the conservatory by up to 1.5 metres.
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P/TRT/2025/06190 Granted
38 Ashley Park Ashley Heath BH24 2HB
T1 Scots pine - Fell to ground level. Re-plant with 1x 6-8 standard Liquidambar styraciflua. T2 Scots pine - Prune to provide a 1.5m clearance from the fabric of the building.
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P/TRD/2026/04146 Awaiting decision
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P/TRC/2026/04135 Awaiting decision
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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.