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P/TRT/2026/04407 - Tree Works- TPO Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Tree work as per submitted Old Sawmill Close Open Space Tree Work Schedule 2026., T83 Silver Birch (///wolves.tripled.ourselves)- Fell to ground level., T87 English Oak (///tributes.intro.bandwagon) - Prune to clear adjacent dwelling by 1.5-2 metres., T89 Silver Birch (///ironic.trailing.shelter) - Fell to ground level., T90 Silver Birch (///sheepish.rice.snug) - Fell to ground level., T91 Silver Birch (///inhabited.nitrate.scramble) - Fell to ground level., T92 Silver Birch (///income.emailed.triangles) - Fell to ground level., T93 Silver Birch (///daily.cavalier.snipped) - Fell to ground level., T94 English Oak (///tributes.intro.bandwagon) - Prune to clear adjacent dwelling and garage by 1.5-2 metres., T95 Silver Birch (///ringside.admiral.softly) - Fell to ground level., T88 Silver Birch (///tortoises.songs.admit) - Fell to ground level., T97 Silver Birch (///oatmeal.footsteps.bins) - Fell to ground level., T57 English Oak (///nearly.collides.frizz) - Prune to clear adjacent dwelling by 1.5 metres. (Not covered by TPO), T84 Silver Birch (///corrupted.wires.inversion) - Fell to ground level., T85 Grey Willow (///yachting.final.fairway) - Re-coppice at 1.5 metres., T100 Silver Birch (///overgrown.crafted.reckoned) - Fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
12 Aug 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 216kb · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 90kb · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Tree Work Schedule and plans 4025kb · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 381kb · 12 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Public footpath 15 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Special area of conservation 105 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.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 105 m away: Verwood Heaths SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Inside the Verwood built-up area; Green belt 63 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

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- TPO
Postcode
BH31 6PT
Received
12 Aug 2026
Validated
12 Aug 2026
Ward
Verwood Ward
Parish
Verwood
Case officer
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Decision
Tree Works - TPO - Consent
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 11 days slower than Dorset's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% 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
15 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
11 Old Sawmill Close Verwood BH31 6PT
First floor front elevation extension
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2023 Approved
10 Aggis Farm Verwood Dorset BH31 6QD
Single storey extension at rear
P/HOU/2023/02624
2023 Approved
Open Space to the south of Old Sawmill Close, Verwood, BH31 6PT
Removal of several dead birch trees due to a honey fungus infection. Removal of major dea…
P/TRD/2023/03517
2023 Approved
10 Old Sawmill Close Verwood BH31 6PT
Erect single storey rear extension
P/CLP/2023/02491
2023 Approved
6 Aggis Farm Verwood BH31 6QD, 8 Aggis Farm Verwood BH31 6QD and 9 Old Sawmill Close Verwood BH31 6PT
G1 3 x English Oak (located 6 Aggis Farm): Fell to ground level. T1 English Oak (located…
P/TRT/2023/00941
2022 Withdrawn
6 Aggis Farm Verwood BH31 6QD and 8 Aggis Farm Verwood BH31 6QD
T1 English Oak (located 6 Aggis Farm): Section fell in parts to 2.5m at first union. T2 E…
P/TRT/2022/06466
2022 Approved
4 Redmans View Verwood BH31 6PY and land to the rear of 3 Redmans View Verwood BH31 6PY
T1 Oak (located on land to the rear of 3 Redmans View): Remove deadwood below the height…
P/TRT/2022/06258
2021 Approved
12 AGGIS FARM, VERWOOD, BH31 6QD
Garage conversion with raising of garage roof- 'existing elevations plan amended 22/09/20…
3/21/1049/HOU
2021 Approved
16 OLD SAWMILL CLOSE, VERWOOD, BH31 6PT
Single storey rear extension to measure 4.31m in length with a maximum height of 3.30m an…
3/21/0796/PNHH
2021 Approved
14 AGGIS FARM, VERWOOD, BH31 6QD
T1 Oak: Crown thin the remainder of the crown by up to 15% concentrating on the tips ends…
3/21/0195/TTPO
2020 Approved
12 AGGIS FARM, VERWOOD, BH31 6QD AND 14 AGGIS FARM, VERWOOD, BH31 6QD
Oak T1 (located in 14 Aggis Farm): Crown thin by up to 15%; remove lowest hanging tertiar…
3/20/1406/TTPO
2020 Approved
LAND ADJACENT TO 4 FOREST LANE, VERWOOD, BH31 6PU
Silver Birch: Reduce to height annotated in photograph.
3/20/1234/REG14
2020 Approved
15 OLD SAWMILL CLOSE, VERWOOD, BH31 6PT
T1 Oak: Reduce back to old pruning points (annotated in photographs).
3/20/0919/TTPO
2020 Approved
3 FOREST LANE, VERWOOD, BH31 6PU, land adjacent
T1 Oak: Clear the fabric of the building by no more than 3m by removal of tertiary and se…
3/20/0953/TTPO
2020 Approved
3 Forest Lane, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6PU
T1 Lime: Clear the fabric of the building by no more than 3m by removal of tertiary and s…
3/20/0347/TTPO
2020 Approved
14 AGGIS FARM, VERWOOD, BH31 6QD
T1 Oak: Thin epicormic growth. Remove any damaged /poor branches not exceeding 20mm at po…
3/20/0652/TTPO
2020 Approved
19 Old Sawmill Close, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6PT
Oak: Fell. Oak: Remove split limb.
3/20/0210/REG14
2019 Approved
9 Old Sawmill Close, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6PT
Demolish existing conservatory and erect a single storey side extension
3/19/1746/CLP
2018 Approved
20 Old Sawmill Close, Verwood, Dorset, BH31 6PT
Single storey rear and side extensions
3/18/2272/CLP
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%).

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings