Land adjacent to 153 Albion Way Verwood BH31 7LT and 155 Albion Way Verwood BH31 7LT Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRD/2026/04902 - Tree Dead Or Dangerous Approved

Proposal

Remove Tree 1 Silver Birch under regulation 14. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
3 Sept 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Site constraints 6

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
SSSI 205 m away: St Leonards and St Ives Heaths SSSI; Special area of conservation 338 m away: Dorset Heaths; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Verwood 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 British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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
BH31 7LT
Received
3 Sept 2026
Validated
3 Sept 2026
Ward
Verwood Ward
Parish
Verwood
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 5 days from validation, 21 days faster than Dorset's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
2,272decided 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