Planning application
Yarrells Preparatory School Yarrells Drive Upton BH16 5EU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Monterey Cypress - Reduce the lowest primary branch in a NE direction by no more than 1.2m from the tips inwards. - Raise the crown to 5m from ground level. - Reduce x 2 lowest primary branches on SE aspect by no more than 1.2m from the tips. T2 Eucalyptus - Reduce the entire tree by 50% to a finished height of 13m from ground level. - Remove the lowest primary branch at 2m on the SW aspect back to its point of origin. - Sever all girdled roots at ground level.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/00742
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/00742
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 9 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 9 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 23 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
- Parish
- Lytchett Minster and Upton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH16 5EU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRT/2026/04403 Granted
Yarrells Preparatory School Yarrells Drive Upton BH16 5EU
T1 Monterey Cypress - Fell.
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P/TRT/2026/02175 Granted
Yarrells Preparatory School Yarrells Drive Upton BH16 5EU
T1 Scots Pine - Fell leaving standing stem approximately 6-8m high. T2 Lime - Reduce to approximately 8m just below the rubbing branches.
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P/TRD/2025/07589 Withdrawn
Yarrells Preparatory School Yarrells Drive Upton BH16 5EU
DUPLICATE OF P/TRD/2025/07584 - WITHDRAWN 24/12/2025 - T1 Macrocarpa - Remove large limb & stem under Regulation 14 (S198)
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P/TRT/2024/05352 Granted
Yarrells Preparatory School Yarrells Drive Upton BH16 5EU
Excavate post holes for a proposed Forest School Canopy. Post holes are needed to support this new structure within a woodland area.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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23 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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11 Aug 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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Dorset granted permission on 23 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
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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