Knightstone Grove, Moorlands Road, West Moors, BH22 0JN and West Moors Library, Station Road, West Moors, BH22 0JD Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRT/2026/03040 - Tree Works- TPO Approved

Proposal

T4 Oak () (located on West Moors Library site) (common law pruning only) - Prune back from building to gain a 3m clearance between the branches and the building., T5 Norway Maple () - Prune back from building to gain a 3m clearance between the branches and the building., T6 Oak () - Prune back from building to gain a 3m clearance between the branches and the building., For information only, tree not protected:, T3 Maple () - Fell and stump grind. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
11 Jun 2026
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Approved
9 Jul 2026

Approved on 9 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

National infrastructure project 730 m away: Navitus Bay Wind Park
The site is 730 m from the project boundary. Generating station, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Local nature reserve 339 m away: Pennington's Copse, Alder Bed & Broadmoor; Inside the West Moors 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

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate 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 Works- TPO
Postcode
BH22 0JN
Received
11 Jun 2026
Validated
11 Jun 2026
Ward
West Moors and Three Legged Cross Ward
Parish
West Moors
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - TPO - Consent
Decision date
9 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,636decided 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
3 Jul 2026
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