Planning application
3 Holly Close Sandford BH20 7QE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Scots Pine - Raise the crown on the furthest half of the tree (southeast) to the next shelf above (approximately 2m).
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/01776
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/01776
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 27 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 27 Apr 2026
- Decided
- 1 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham St. Martin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 7QE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Apr 2026
Received by Dorset
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1 Jun 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 1 June 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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