Planning application
Land adjoining Hillbury Park Hillbury Road Alderholt SP6 3BW adjacent to 32 Wren Gardens Alderholt Fordingbridge SP6 3PJ
Works: Trees Domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Oak - Clearance of epicormic growth to 5m above ground level. - Removal of single lateral branch that extends towards 32 Wren Gardens back to trunk. - Establish a clearance zone of up to 3m between canopy and dwelling. T2 Oak - Prune tertiary branches to establish a 3m clearance zone between canopy and dwelling. - Stabilise deadwood. - Removal of all epicormic growth to 3m above ground level.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/00227
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/00227
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 16 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 16 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 25 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Cranborne and Alderholt Ward
- Parish
- Alderholt
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP6 3BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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25 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 25 February 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
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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T1 Oak: Reduce the limb towards the home by 1-2 metres to just behind the previous pruning point (as annotated photograph). Crown lift the canopy to 5 metres (as annotated photograph). Thin the epicormic growth by 10%. T2 Cherry: Prune the overhanging limbs only back to suitable growth points either on or behind the fence line (as annotated photograph).
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
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