Planning application
The Harbour School Cologne Road Bovington BH20 6PF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
169 - Downy Birch - Crown lift canopy to 3m above car park. 170 - Silver Birch - Fell to ground level. 171 - Beech - Crown lift canopy to 3m above car park and footpath. 174 - Hornbeam - Crown lift to 3m over car park. 176 - Beech - Crown lift over footpath to 3m. 183 - English Oak - Remove lowest limb over road to junction approximately 40cm above trunk union, as indicated in the annotated photo submitted. 188 - Black Poplar - Crown lift to 5.2m over the road. 189 - Black Poplar - Crown lift to 5.2m over the road. 191 - Silver Birch - Fell to ground level. 202 - Black Poplar - Fell to ground level. 221 - Silver Birch - Crown lift to 3m. 225 - Silver Birch - Reduce subordinate stem by 3-4m to suitable growth points. 227 - Rowan - Fell to ground level. 228 - Ash - Fell to ground level. 230 - Ash - Fell to ground level. 231 - Yew - Fell to ground level. 232 - Common Lime - Reduce subordinate stem by 1-2m to suitable growth points. 235 - Downy Birch - Remove epicormic shoots to a height of 4m from ground level (amended description of works).
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/01428
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/01428
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 16 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 16 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 8 May 2026
- Ward
- West Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- Wool
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 6PF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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8 May 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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11 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
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.
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