Land at Ferndown Forest Golf Club, land west of Eastern Divisional Police Headquarters, Ameysford Road, Ferndown, BH22 9HQ and 90 Leeson Drive, Ferndown, BH22 9QQ Data via plota.co.uk

P/TST/2026/00657 - Tree Works - Statutory Undertakers Response Issued

Proposal

G28 Goat Willow & Hazel x15 trees - Coppice group to ground level., T29, T30, & T31 Oaks & T32 Alder - Remove trees., G35 Hawthorn, Ash, Elder, Goat Willow and Oak - Reduce the height of the trees to 6m provide sufficient clearance below the netting. Specifically, the goat willows directly below the netting to be reduced back to their existing pruning cuts, one young oak and one young hawthorn to be reduced to 6m in height and one goat willow in the northeastern aspect of the group to be reduced by 2m on its northwestern aspect., G36 Goat Willow - Remove group., T38 Oak & T39 Goat Willow - Remove trees., T40 Oak - Reduce the crown on the northern aspect by 2m to provide sufficient clearance to the construction access track., G41 Ash & Goat Willow - Reduce the heights of the trees within the group by 0.5m to provide sufficient clearance below the netting.., G42 Goat Willow x2 - Coppice to ground level to provide space for the stays attached to the scaffolding towers., T50 Silver birch (at 90 Leeson Drive) - Crown lift to 10m on northern and western aspects, as shown in photographs provided., Trees outlined in red on "additional tree felling" plan:, Hawthorn - Remove., Young oak x3 - Remove., Young willow and oak (approx. x6) - Remove., Trees outlined in green on "additional tree felling" plan:, Oak and willow growing below the OHL - Reduce these trees so a minimum buffer of 7m is maintained between the OHL. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
27 Jan 2026
Validated
28 Jan 2026
Decision
Awaiting decision

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet.

Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
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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%).

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Dorset decision performance
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