Land at Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRD/2026/03242 - Tree Dead Or Dangerous Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

14x dead trees along the edge of the Cedar Drive - Fell., Prefer not to replant due to the very high volume of other trees and dense rhododendron cover. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
15 Jun 2026
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Approved
23 Jun 2026

Approved on 23 Jun 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 5 Oct 2026

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 140kb · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 77kb · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

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Associated applications 2

Site constraints 8

Green belt: South West Hampshire
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
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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 188 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 189 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.
Also on the record
Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; 1 listed building within 150 m; 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 · 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 Dead Or Dangerous
Postcode
BH20 7QB
Received
15 Jun 2026
Validated
15 Jun 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Wareham St. Martin
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
Decision date
23 Jun 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 8 days from validation, 17 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
1,635decided 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 →

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Unregistered land along Sandford Road adjacent to Four Oaks Sandford Road Sandford BH20 7AJ
Tree 5 Oak: Remove deadwood over the footpath. Tree 6 Oak: Crown lift to 5.2m over the hi…
P/TRT/2024/02347
2024 Decided
9 Maple Close Sandford BH20 7QD
T1, T2 & T3 Scots Pines - Fell. Replant an ornamental tree more suitable for the size of…
P/TRT/2023/07206
2023 Decided
8 Cedar Drive Sandford BH20 7QB
Trees 1 & 2 Scots pines - Fell. Replace with alternative species such as Lilac or Camelia…
P/TRT/2023/05364
2021 Refused
3 Maple Close, Sandford, BH20 7QD
(X) Scots pine - Fell and replace with Prunus District of Purbeck (North Sandford Heath…
TPO/2021/029
2021 Refused
12 Cedar Drive, Sandford, BH20 7QB and 13 Cedar Drive, Sandford, BH20 7QB
T1, T2 and T3 Scots pines - Reduce branches overhanging garden of 12 Maple Close by 1-2 m…
TPO/2021/008
2020 Approved
16 Maple Close, Sandford, BH20 7QD
(T2) Scots pine - fell Willing to replant, if necessary District of Purbeck (North Sandfo…
TPO/2020/120
2019 Approved
14 Maple Close, Sandford, BH20 7QD
(T1) Scots pine - fell - District of Purbeck (North Sandford Heath, Wareham St. Martin) T…
TWA/2019/058
2017 Approved
11 Maple Close, Sandford, BH20 7QD
(T1) Remove one large branch and one small branch overhanging garage and driveway - Distr…
TWA/2017/209
2016 Approved
16 Cedar Drive, Sandford, BH20 7QB
(A & B) Scots pines - fell - The District of Purbeck (North Sandford Heath, Wareham St. M…
TWA/2016/0005
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