Open Space to rear of 23 Old Sawmill Close, Verwood, BH31 6PT Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRD/2026/04711 - Tree Dead Or Dangerous Decided

Proposal

Works to be carried out under regulation 14 exemptions: T88 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level (decayed). T89 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level (dead). T90 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level (dead). T91 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level (dead). T92 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level (decayed). T93 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level (decayed). T95 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level (dead). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
25 Aug 2026
Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
28 Aug 2026

Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent on 28 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Site constraints 8

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 114 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 114 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
Public footpath 29 m away; Inside the Verwood built-up area; Green belt 77 m away: South West Hampshire; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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 Dead Or Dangerous
Postcode
BH31 6PT
Received
25 Aug 2026
Validated
25 Aug 2026
Ward
Verwood Ward
Parish
Verwood
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
Decision date
28 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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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