Dorset Council owned land to rear of 8 & 9 Henchard Close, Ferndown, BH22 8LH Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRD/2026/05990 - Tree Dead Or Dangerous Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Storm damaged Oak branch - Remove damaged branch. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
26 Oct 2026
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Approved
27 Oct 2026

Approved on 27 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 3

Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Also on the record
Inside the West Parley built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Dead Or Dangerous
Postcode
BH22 8LH
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Ferndown South Ward
Parish
West Parley
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
Decision date
27 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 1 days from validation, 25 days faster than Dorset's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
2,272decided 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 →

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Poor Common land to the rear of 2 Henchard Close Ferndown BH22 8LH
Tree ID 120 Silver Birch: Fell to ground level. Tree ID 475 Crack Willow: Establish new p…
P/TRT/2024/07379
2024 Approved
Poor Common, to rear of 46, 48 & 50 Fitzpain Road, Ferndown
Tree 1 - Silver Birch to rear of 46 Fitzpain Road, Ferndown. Tree is completely dead. Lea…
P/TRD/2024/04252
2024 Decided
Land adjacent to 10 Henchard Close Ferndown Dorset BH22 8LH
T1 English Oak (located on adjacent land): Remove limb overhanging the garden.
P/TRT/2024/01999
2023 Approved
Poor Common - land to rear of 48 Fitzpain Road, Ferndown
Unstable Willow - Fell.
P/TRD/2023/06414
2022 Approved
17 Henchard Close Ferndown BH22 8LH
T1 Cherry: Reduce height by 8ft and reshape.
P/TRT/2022/06103
2022 Approved
Casterbridge Road Public Open Space Ferndown BH22 8LH
Tree ID 113 English Oak: Remove major deadwood. Reduce overextended branches by up to 3m…
P/TRT/2022/05824
2022 Decided
Land to the rear of 16 Henchard Close Ferndown BH22 8LH
T1 Holly: Fell to ground level. T2 Holly: Fell to ground level. T3 Oak: Reduce branches o…
P/TRT/2022/04016
2022 Approved
Land adjacent to 17 Henchard Close Ferndown BH22 8LH
T1 Willow: Reduce tree to 4m in height. T2 Willow: Reduce to below fence height. T3 Oak…
P/TRT/2022/04015
2022 Approved
Land adjacent to 5 Henchard Close Ferndown BH22 8LH
Tree 95 English Oak: Reduce limb on East side with old pruning wound by 2m approximately…
P/TRD/2022/04295
2021 Refused
Land to the rear of 54 Fitzpain Road West Parley Ferndown BH22 8SF
T1 Silver Birch: Reduce back to the boundary line ensuring that all cuts are pruned back…
P/TRT/2021/05245
2021 Approved
7 Henchard Close Ferndown
Increase the size (width and height) of an existing bay window to the rear
P/CLP/2021/04195
2020 Approved
14 HENCHARD CLOSE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8LH
Demolish conservatory and erect rear single storey flat roof extension with link to doubl…
3/20/1850/HOU
2020 Approved
LAND TO THE REAR OF 7 HENCHARD CLOSE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8LH
T1 Oak: Reduce branches over 7 Henchard Close by 2m. T2 Oak: Crown thin by 25% concentrat…
3/20/1233/TTPO
2020 Withdrawn
14 HENCHARD CLOSE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8LH
Two storey rear extension and infill to link to existing garage
3/20/0562/HOU
2020 Decided
Land adjacent to 5 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH
T1 (3) and T5 Oak: Fell. T2 (5) Oak: Reduce canopy over garden by 2m. T3 (6) Oak: Remove…
3/20/0598/TTPO
2020 Approved
LAND TO THE REAR OF 6 HENCHARD CLOSE, FERNDOWN, BH22 8LH
Oak: Fell.
3/20/1156/REG14
2020 Refused
Land to the rear of 7 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH and 8 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH
T1, T2 & T3 Oak: Reduce height by 1m. T4 Oak: Fell.
3/20/0524/TTPO
2020 Decided
Land to the rear of 6 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH
T1 Oak: Fell OR Crown thin by 30%, reduce overhanging branches growing towards dwelling b…
3/20/0523/TTPO
2019 Approved
38 Fitzpain Road West Parley Ferndown BH22 8SA
Erect a front porch and two storey side extension incorporating the existing garage
3/19/1868/HOU
2019 Approved
15 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH
Single storey rear extension (demolish existing conservatory)
3/19/0665/HOU
2018 Refused
8 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH
Conversion of existing detached garage.
3/18/1050/CLP
2017 Approved
Land adjacent to 5 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH
Oak - Broken branch
3/17/1705/REG14
2017 Refused
Land to the rear of 5 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH
T1 Oak - Remove primary scaffold limb overhanging property T2 & T3 Oak - Reduce limbs ove…
3/17/0240/TTPO
2017 Refused
Woodland adjoining the rear of 6 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH
T1, T2 & T3 Oak - Reduce overhanging limbs by 1.5m over 6 Henchard Close
3/17/0241/TTPO
2016 Approved
7 Henchard Close, Ferndown, Dorset, BH22 8LH
T3 Oak - Reduce 3 x longest secondary branches by 2m. T6 & T8 Oak - Reduce overhang by 2m…
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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
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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