Planning application
2 The Meerings Arne Road Ridge BH20 5EA, Oaks Barndale Drive Ridge BH20 5BX and April House 35 Arne Road Ridge BH20 5BH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 English Oak (located at April House, 35 Arne Road) - Light pruning of regrowth over 2 The Meerings reducing back secondary branches to not less than 5.5m measured out from the stem back to suitable pruning points. T5 English Oak (located at Oaks, Barndale Drive) - Reduce 1st branch ascending SE low over garden of 2 The Meerings by not more than 1.5m back to suitable pruning points. T7 Scots Pine (located at 2 The Meerings) - Fell. T8 Scots Pine (located at 2 The Meerings) - Remove limb 1st ascending W of NE co-dominant stem back to point of origin. (Annotated in photograph) - Remove limb 2nd ascending of SW co-dominant stem back to point of origin. (Annotated in photograph) (Please refer to Tree Management & Liability Report Reference SW/TMS/363/26)
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/02868
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/02868
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 2 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Arne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 5EA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by Dorset
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2 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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31 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 2 July 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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