Planning application
9 Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/04725
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/04725
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 2 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Wareham Ward
- Parish
- Wareham St. Martin
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 7QB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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4 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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2 Oct 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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3 Oct 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 2 October 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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