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1 Woodcote Drive Upton BH16 5RA

Refused Dorset P/TRT/2026/01568 Tree Works- TPO

Works: Trees

Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.

Proposal

T1-Silver Birch: Undertake a full crown reduction of no more than 1.2m from the tips inwards. Ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 60mm in diameter and that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points. T2- Silver Birch: Fell to ground level and replace with x1 Nursery grown Silver Birch 1.5-2m

As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/01568

Application record

Reference
P/TRT/2026/01568
Type
Tree Works- TPO
Status
Application Refused
Decision
Refused As published: Tree Works - TPO - Refused
Received
19 Mar 2026
Validated
19 Mar 2026
Decided
20 Apr 2026
Ward
Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
Parish
Lytchett Minster and Upton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
BH16 5RA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 1 refused.

  • 1 Woodcote Drive Upton BH16 5RA

    T1 Silver Birch - Crown lift to 4 metres all-round removing small diameter secondary and tertiary branches no bigger than 30 mm diameter. - Thin the small diameter internal branches by up to 10%. T2 Silver Birch - Crown lift to 4 metres all-round. - Reduce the lower overextended branches by no more than 1 metre back to appropriate growth points. - Thin out by 10% removing small diameter internal branches no bigger than 20 mm diameter.

    Decided 5 Aug 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 19 Mar 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 20 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Refused

  3. 11 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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4 documents on file for this application

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What this refusal means

Dorset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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  • 1 Woodcote Drive Upton BH16 5RA

    P/TRT/2026/03745 Submitted 10 Jul 2026 50 yards away

    T1 Silver Birch - Crown lift to 4 metres all-round removing small diameter secondary and tertiary branches no bigger than 30 mm diameter. - Thin the small diameter internal branches by up to 10%. T2 Silver Birch - Crown lift to 4 metres all-round. - Reduce the lower overextended branches by no more than 1 metre back to appropriate growth points. - Thin out by 10% removing small diameter internal branches no bigger than 20 mm diameter.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
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    P/TRT/2026/04679 Submitted 25 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    T1 Oak – Crown reduction of no more than 2 metres to previous reduction points only (amended description of works).

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • 1 Cherry Hill Grove Upton BH16 5LP

    P/TRT/2026/01819 Submitted 22 Apr 2026 50 yards away

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    Granted Trees 4 docs
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    P/TRT/2026/04218 Submitted 4 Aug 2026 100 yards away

    T1 English Oak - Undertake a branch reduction on all lateral growth only spanning from a North-South direction by no more than 1 metre from the tips inward. Ensuring that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points and that no pruning wounds exceed 55 mm in diameter.

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    P/TRT/2026/04982 Submitted 16 Sep 2026 150 yards away

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In Dorset

  • 50 Pinewood Road Ferndown BH22 9RR and 23 Larch Way Ferndown BH22 9SS

    T1 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only T2 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only - Reduce all lateral growth only growing towards No. 50 by no more than 2 metres from the tips inward. T3 Monterey Pine (located at 23 Larch Way) - Remove the x2 lowest primary branches back to source which overhang the property.

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
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  • 14 Nuthatch Close Ferndown BH22 9QJ

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    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • Church Farmhouse Church Street Sturminster Newton DT10 1DB

    T1 - Plum tree - Remove.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRC/2026/05571 Awaiting decision

    11 Highacres Loders DT6 3UJ

    T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by approx 1m and sides by 0.2m approx

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees