Planning application
Durlston Country Park Lighthouse Road Swanage BH19 2JL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T35 Oak - Primary stem: Pollard the crown to approximately 12 metres. Secondary stem: Pollard the crown to approximately 5 metres
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/01307
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/01307
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 6 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 6 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2026
- 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.
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P/TRT/2025/06835 Granted
Durlston Country Park Lighthouse Road Swanage BH19 2JL
(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).
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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30 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 30 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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