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P/TRT/2026/03113 - Tree Works- TPO Decided
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Deodar Cedar -, Undertake a full crown reduction of no more than 1m from the tips inwards ensuring that no pruning wounds exceed 50mm in diameter and that all cuts are brought back to viable growth points., Raise the crown to no more than 3.5m from ground level by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches only (updated description of works). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Jun 2026
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Tree Works - TPO - Split
6 Jul 2026

Tree Works - TPO - Split on 6 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 215kb · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 86kb · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 132kb · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 388kb · 9 Jun 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 12

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.
Wareham Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Article 4 direction
Wareham Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Ramsar wetland 199 m away: Poole Harbour
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.
Scheduled monument 108 m away: St Martin's Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
28 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 55, North Street, Grade II, 31 m away · 1 Grade I, 27 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
SSSI 199 m away: Wareham Meadows 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
Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; National landscape 326 m away: Dorset; Inside the Wareham 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

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- TPO
Postcode
BH20 4AQ
Received
8 Jun 2026
Validated
8 Jun 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Wareham Town
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - TPO - Split
Decision date
6 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
23 Jun 2026

Historical activity at this location

32 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 Cedar - Remove failed branch back to stem.
P/TRD/2025/06249
2025 Decided
T1 Cedar of Lebanon – Crown reduction by 1-2m all around and 3-4m reduction of top of cro…
P/TRT/2025/01120
2024 Approved
Cedar - Remove low hanging branch circled on annotated photograph - request made by Highw…
P/TRD/2024/04658
2022 Approved
T1 Atlas Cedar: Raise the crown to no more than 3m from ground level.
P/TRT/2022/00032
2018 Approved
(T1) Cedar - crown lift to 2.1m over footpath to create suitable headroom for passers by…
TWA/2018/235
2018 Refused
(T1) Cedar - fell to ground level and grind out stump, plant replacement tree in a more s…
TWA/2018/142
2017 Decided
(T1) Atlas cedar - crown reduce by up to 4m, crown lift to approximately 2m above ground…
TWA/2017/053
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
10 Bonnets Lane Wareham BH20 4HA
T1 Box Elder - Fell.
P/TRC/2025/06952
2025 Approved
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T1 Cypress - Fell. T2 Spruce - Fell.
P/TRC/2025/06354
2025 Approved
53 North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
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P/FUL/2025/05619
2025 Approved
77 North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
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2025 Approved
Flat 11 Coopers Close Wareham BH20 4RB
Replace 1no window
P/FUL/2025/03240
2024 Approved
10 Bonnets Lane Wareham BH20 4HA
T1 Box Elder: Crown reduction by 0.75m.
P/TRC/2024/05746
2024 Approved
51 North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
Change of use of ground floor to residential dwelling. Replace existing single storey lea…
P/FUL/2024/02407
2024 Approved
51 North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
Works to facilitate the change of use of ground floor to residential dwelling. Replace ex…
P/LBC/2024/02624
2024 Approved
42 North Street Wareham BH20 4AQ
Formation of room in roofspace by addition of 2 no. dormers and one rooflight to the rear…
P/HOU/2024/03420
2024 Refused
49A North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
Replace 2 number sash windows in flat
P/LBC/2024/00208
2023 Approved
43A North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
Single Storey Rear Extension, Internal Alterations and Rooms in Existing Roof
P/LBC/2023/05644
2023 Approved
43A North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
Erect Single Storey Rear Extension, Internal Alterations and convert loft into bedroom
P/HOU/2023/05646
2023 Approved
The Kings Arms 41 North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
Install new gas meter
P/FUL/2023/04756
2023 Approved
The Kings Arms 41 North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
Install new gas meter
P/LBC/2023/04757
2022 Refused
Methodist Church North Street Wareham BH20 4AG
Extensions and alterations to convert former church into seven apartments
P/FUL/2022/00333
2023 Withdrawn
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Installation of new air source heat pump to the east end of the north aisle within the ch…
P/FUL/2023/00858
2022 Approved
67 North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
Change of use from an office (Use Class E) to a tanning salon (Sui Generis Use).
P/LBC/2022/02484
2022 Approved
67 North Street Wareham BH20 4AD
Change of use from an office (Use Class E) to a tanning salon (Sui Generis Use).
P/FUL/2022/02723
2021 Approved
28 NORTH STREET, WAREHAM, BH20 4AG
Replacement of slate roof
6/2021/0231
2021 Approved
31 North Street, Wareham, BH20 4AD
Replace front shop window
6/2021/0164
2016 Approved
53 North Street, Wareham, BH20 4AD
Change of use of shop (Use Class A1) to dwellinghouse (Use Class C3) with associated inte…
6/2016/0596
2016 Approved
53 North Street, Wareham, BH20 4AD
Internal alterations to facilitate a change of use from shop (Use Class A1) to dwellighou…
6/2016/0597
2016 Withdrawn
40 North Street, Wareham BH20 4AQ
Demolition of part of dwelling and erect single storey rear extension, single storey side…
6/2016/0642
2016 Approved
Elm House, 50 Mill Lane, Wareham, BH20 4RB
(T1) Sycamore - fell - Wareham Conservation Area
TWA/2016/183
2016 Approved
1 Kennington Square, Wareham, BH20 4JR
(T1 & T2) Maples - fell & replant - Wareham Conservation Area
TWA/2016/0002
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings