14 Cedar Drive, Sandford, BH20 7QB and 9/7 Tyneham Close, Sandford, BH20 7BE Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRT/2026/01405 - Tree Works- TPO Refused

Proposal

Group of x10 Scots pines - Fell., 1x pine is within the adjacent garden of 9/7 Tyneham Close., The applicant is willing to undertake appropriate replacement planting, if required. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
30 Mar 2026
✓
Validated
2 Apr 2026
✗
Refused
23 Apr 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 23 Apr 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Site constraints 8

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 293 m away: Dorset Heaths
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 293 m away: Holton and Sandford Heaths SSSI; Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Inside the Sandford (Dorset) built-up area; Green belt 99 m away: South West Hampshire; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 5, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- TPO
Postcode
BH20 7QB
Received
30 Mar 2026
Validated
2 Apr 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Wareham St. Martin
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - TPO - Refused
Decision date
23 Apr 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 4 days faster than Dorset's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. Refused, as 5% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,635decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
22 Apr 2026
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dorset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #51 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dorset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #80 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #74 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #51 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #102 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
344 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
40 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
85 decided
2,781
Total decisions
233 refused in the year to March 2026