Planning application
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Monterey Pine - Remove the lowest lateral overhanging WC32. T2 Oak - Prune to provide 2m clearance above the adjacent caravan by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches only (amended description of works). T3 Scots Pine, T8 Scots Pine, T9 Scots Pine x 2, T13 Conifer Stems x 3, T14 Silver Birch, T16 Scots Pine, T18 Silver Birch, T24 Macrocarpa, T26 Scots Pine, T27 Silver Birch and T30 Silver Birch - Fell. T10 Hornbeam - Reduce the entire crown by up to 2 metres incorporating a crown raise to appropriate pruning points to clear access road. T11 Willow - Remove the stem leaning over the access road. T19 Willow - Reduce lateral crown of Willows only within the area marked T19 to provide up to 2m clearance from adjacent caravans (amended description of works). T21 Scots Pine - Crown raise to suitable pruning points by up to 3 metres maximum. T22 Scots Pine - Reduce lateral by 3 metres over van. T23 Willow and Western Red Cedar - Pruning to provide 2m clearance of the adjacent caravans by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches only (amended description of works). T28 Silver Birch - Remove dead stem. T31 Willows - Pruning to provide 2m clearance of the adjacent caravans (amended description of works). T32 Western Red Cedar - Prune branches to provide 2m clearance of the roof of the adjacent caravan (amended description of works).
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/00185
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/00185
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 13 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 13 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 10 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham St. Martin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH16 6JZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 7 applications since 2023: 6 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRT/2026/01933 Split decision
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
T14 Silver Birch – Remove (fell). T18 Oak – Remove (fell). T22 Scots Pine – Fell (leaving stem as a 6m monolith). T23 Silver Birch – Remove (fell). T29 Oak – Remove (fell).
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P/TRT/2025/05140 Granted
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
Crown lift all trees across the site to provide a clearance of up to 5.2m over the public highway and internal access roads and 2.3m over the public footpath and internal access paths. All crown lifting to involve the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches and epicormic growth only. Prune all trees surrounding caravans within the site to provide a clearance of up to 1.5m around the caravans by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches and epicormic growth only. The work is to be repeated up to 4 times a year for a period of 3 years from October 2025 to October 2028 (amended proposal/description of works).
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P/TRD/2023/02467 Granted
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
Macrocarpa at Touring Pitch 27 - Overhanging the main touring road in, shower block, pitch lane and pitches. Large storm damaged split and hung up section - Removed damage and made safe.
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P/TRD/2023/01735 Granted
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
Park Location : Pitch 14 T3 Silver Birch - Fell.
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P/TRD/2023/01733 Granted
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
Park Location : Chestnut Avenue 6 Fell 2x Birch that have extensive phytophthora (and monitor the remaining 2x Birch nearby over the season).
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P/TRD/2023/01734 Granted
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
Park Location : Elm Avenue 8 T1 Macrocarpa (Small tree situated in front of the large Macrocarpa) - Remove
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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10 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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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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Dorset granted permission on 10 March 2026, 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
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