Planning application
Sandford House Sandford Drive Sandford BH20 7DH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Scots Pine - Reduce to leave as a 9-metre monolith just above cavity.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/04487
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/04487
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham St. Martin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 7DH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRT/2026/03186 Granted
Sandford House Sandford Drive Sandford BH20 7DH
T1 Holm Oak - Reduce the lower canopy that grows out over the garages and BT line by up to 2 metres to suitable growth points, up to a height of 8 metres from the ground level.
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P/TRT/2025/05014 Granted
Sandford House Sandford Drive Sandford BH20 7DH
T1 Western Red Cedar: Reduce the weight of the 3 lower limbs by thinning out by up to 20%, making wounds no bigger than 50mm. G1 Group of trees along drive including Oak and Western Red Cedar: Crown lift by up to 4 metres from ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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21 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Sandford House Sandford Drive Sandford BH20 7DH
T1 Western Red Cedar: Reduce the weight of the 3 lower limbs by thinning out by up to 20%, making wounds no bigger than 50mm. G1 Group of trees along drive including Oak and Western Red Cedar: Crown lift by up to 4 metres from ground level.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
Sandford House Sandford Drive Sandford BH20 7DH
T1 Holm Oak - Reduce the lower canopy that grows out over the garages and BT line by up to 2 metres to suitable growth points, up to a height of 8 metres from the ground level.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath Poole BH16 6JZ
T1 Silver Birch (situated at Pitch 60) - hollow and decayed from the base up the stem - Fell. Replanting will be accounted for within the tree planting management programme. T2 Silver Birch (situated between Pitch 61 and 78) - dead centre spire with no foliage - Remove dead spire to try to save the tree.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
Park Location : Pitch 14 T3 Silver Birch - Fell.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
Macrocarpa at Touring Pitch 27 - Overhanging the main touring road in, shower block, pitch lane and pitches. Large storm damaged split and hung up section - Removed damage and made safe.
Granted Trees 2 docs -
Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath BH16 6JZ
Park Location : Chestnut Avenue 6 Fell 2x Birch that have extensive phytophthora (and monitor the remaining 2x Birch nearby over the season).
Granted Trees 2 docs
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P/TRC/2026/04771 Awaiting decision
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