Play Park, Grass Area & Village Green Parish Council Land Communal Spaces Sydling St Nicholas
Proposal
PLAY PARK - Field Maples (T1 & T2) - Reduce height by 1.5 - 2.5m & reduce the over extended branch growth over the park on both of these trees by 1 - 1.5m Mixed species (G1) - Crown raise all branches over the play park to between 2.5-2.8m, prune to achieve a 1.5-2m clearance on all play equipment & crown raise along northern and eastern boundaries where the access track is located to achieve a 4m clearance from the ground Sycamore (T3) - Prune the branches originating from tree to give a 2 - 2.5m clearance on the adjacent building Dead stem (T4) - Fell SYDLING WATER / THE SPINNEY GRASS AREA WORK - Mixed species (G2) - Crown raise all branches over the Spinney to between 2.5-2.8m, prune back the encroaching growth along the access road to the east of Sydling Water / The Spinney up to 4m from the road and reduce the length of lateral growth on the same side above that by around 1m Prunus (T5) - Crown raise over the access into the property to a minimum of 3m VILLAGE GREEN - Mixed Species (G3) - Crown raise all branches over the village green to between 2.5-2.8m & crown raise over the roads around the edge of the village green to between 5.5 - 6m Walnut (T6) - Crown raise to 4m over the drive entrance to the adjacent properties
- Received
- 29 August 2025
- Decided
- 22 September 2025 · Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Chalk Valleys Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted29 Aug
- ValidatedValidated29 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided22 Sep
Decided in 24 days (council typically 42)
This is a tree application at Play Park, Grass Area & Village Green Parish Council Land Communal Spaces Sydling St Nicholas. Dorset has handled 5,897 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 28 days. This one was decided in 24 days, 4 days quicker than Dorset's median. The site is in the Sydling St Nicholas conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 98 applications across Chalk Valleys Ward.
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- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)
- Conservation area: Sydling St Nicholas Conservation Area
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (19)
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