Planning application
Land at Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
Works: Trees
Relates to P/TRD/2026/03242
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Maritime pine - Reduce and reshape the canopy by 1-1.5 metres on road side of tree, as indicated in submitted annotated photograph. The dead trees in this application are being dealt with separately under regulation 14 (dead/dangerous trees) notification ref. P/TRD/2026/03242.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/03112
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/03112
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 15 Jun 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jun 2026
- Decided
- 10 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham St. Martin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 7QB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRD/2026/03242 Granted
Land at Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
14x dead trees along the edge of the Cedar Drive - Fell. Prefer not to replant due to the very high volume of other trees and dense rhododendron cover.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Jun 2026
Received by Dorset
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10 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Related applications
Cases linked to this one on the register
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P/TRD/2026/03242 Granted
Land at Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
14x dead trees along the edge of the Cedar Drive - Fell. Prefer not to replant due to the very high volume of other trees and dense rhododendron cover.
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 10 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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9 Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
T1 Scots Pine - Remove the lowest limb to the south and one small secondary branch above to achieve a 4-metre lift over the garden. Reduce the limbs to the north and south by 1-1.5 metres, as annotated in submitted photographs.
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16 Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
T1 Scots Pine - Crown thin removing overall 10% of canopy 'leaf' density, removing only tertiary branches. T2 Scots Pine - Crown thin removing overall 10% of canopy 'leaf' density, removing only tertiary branches. T3 Scots Pine - Crown thin removing overall 10% of canopy 'leaf' density, removing only tertiary branches. T4 Scots Pine - Crown thin removing overall 10% of canopy 'leaf' density, removing only tertiary branches.
Refused Trees 4 docs -
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Land at Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
14x dead trees along the edge of the Cedar Drive - Fell. Prefer not to replant due to the very high volume of other trees and dense rhododendron cover.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
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3 Keysworth Drive Sandford BH20 7BD and 5 Keysworth Drive Sandford BH20 7BD
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce all around by up to 1-2m. T2 Cherry tree - Crown raise to 4m over the footpath and driveway. T3 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level. T4 Scots Pine (located at 5 Keysworth Drive) - branch reduction of lowest branch by max 1m and removal of the tertiary drooping limb. Next upper limb reduction of max 1m length as shown on the photograph T5 Cypress - Fell and stump grind. T6 Oak (located at 5 Keysworth Drive) - Reduce canopy overhanging 3 Keysworth Drive by up to 1-2m. T7 Maritime Pine - Remove lowest limb. T8 Oak - Crown raise to a height of 3m above ground level. Replacement planting for trees T3 and T5: Japanese maple and a fruit tree (potentially cherry or apple) be planted in the same area as the trees to be felled. For information only: T9 Rhododendron - Reduce down to hedge height. Approximately 1-2m height reduction. H1 Cupressus x leylandii - Trim hedge at front of property down to fence height (only trimming minor new growth). H2 Mix hedge line - Trim all hedges within the rear garden along each boundary.
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