Planning application
The Ridge 6 Durlston Road Swanage BH19 2DL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Holm Oak - Reduce the primary branch above the BT lines on the western side of the canopy by approximately 2 metres to suitable pruning points. - Reduce the foliage on the secondary branch adjacent to and above the BT lines by approximately 1–1.5 metres. - Reduce the remaining western canopy branch by approximately 1–2 metres bringing the western side back into the inner crown. - Crown lift to approximately 3.5 metres by removing or reducing secondary and tertiary branches only. - On the northern side reduce the lowest branch back into the inner crown by approximately 2 metres. - Continue the reduction around the northern and upper crown reducing selected branches by approximately 1–2 metres to bring the canopy back in line with the inner crown. - On the eastern side reduce selected branches by up to 1 metre to refine the crown. - Carry this shaping through the upper crown reducing the top of the crown by up to 1 metre.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/04273
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/04273
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Under Officer Consideration
- Received
- 6 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 6 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Swanage Ward
- Parish
- Swanage
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH19 2DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Sep 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 1 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dorset took a median of 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided tree works applications in a median of 26 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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