The Harbour School Cologne Road Bovington Wareham BH20 6PF Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRD/2026/04734 - Tree Dead Or Dangerous Approved

Proposal

T280 - Birch (image 5) - Dead with lifted rootball and large limb resting on the fence - Fell to ground level. Species unknown (image 6) - Remove overhanging dead limb. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
26 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
1 Sept 2026

Approved on 1 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 6 Sept 2026

Site constraints 7

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.
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 145 m away: Eight Acre Wood
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.
Also on the record
SSSI 264 m away: Turners Puddle Heath SSSI; Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Inside the Wool built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building 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
BH20 6PF
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
West Purbeck Ward
Parish
Wool
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
Decision date
1 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Mark Robinson

How this decision compares

Decided in 6 days from validation, 19 days faster 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
1,619decided 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 →

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