Planning application
Sandford House Sandford Drive Sandford BH20 7DH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Scots Pine - Fell (leave as a 9-metre monolith just above cavity) (amended description of works).
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/04487
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/04487
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 17 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 17 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 14 Sep 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: 3 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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14 Sep 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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 14 September 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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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 -
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Sandford Holiday Park Organford Road Holton Heath Poole BH16 6JZ
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Granted Trees 2 docs -
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Land adjacent to A351 to north of 4 Heath Cottages, Wareham Road, Holton Heath, BH20 7DF
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P/TRT/2026/04963 Granted
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T1 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only T2 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only - Reduce all lateral growth only growing towards No. 50 by no more than 2 metres from the tips inward. T3 Monterey Pine (located at 23 Larch Way) - Remove the x2 lowest primary branches back to source which overhang the property.
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P/TRT/2026/04965 Granted
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P/TRT/2026/04799 Refused
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Pine - Fell.
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P/TRC/2026/05079 Granted
Church Farmhouse Church Street Sturminster Newton DT10 1DB
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P/TRC/2026/05571 Awaiting decision
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