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P/TRT/2026/04486 - Tree Works- TPO Refused
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Pine - Reduce lateral branches that grow towards roundabout play equipment by up to 2 metres to suitable growth points., T2 Pine - Reduce lateral branches that grow towards roundabout play equipment by up to 1.5 metres to suitable growth points. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
17 Aug 2026
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Refused
11 Sept 2026
Appeal
Not lodged

Refused on 11 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 210kb · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 79kb · 11 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 848kb · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 395kb · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.
Special area of conservation 57 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.
SSSI 57 m away: Holton and Sandford 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; National landscape 463 m away: Dorset; Inside the Sandford (Dorset) built-up area; Green belt 57 m away: South West Hampshire; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) 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 6 October 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 Works- TPO
Postcode
BH20 7QA
Received
17 Aug 2026
Validated
17 Aug 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Wareham St. Martin
Case officer
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Decision
Tree Works - TPO - Refused
Decision date
11 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 25 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. Refused, as 5% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,635decided 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

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9 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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