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Meadowside The Chase Ashley Heath BH24 2AN

P/TRT/2026/04157Tree Works- TPORefused

Refused on 26 August 2026

Council decision: Tree Works - TPO - RefusedDelegated (officer decision)1 reason for refusal

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Proposal

T1 Scots Pine - Fell to ground level. T2 Scots Pine - Fell to ground level.

Submitted
27 July 2026
Decision level
Delegated (officer decision)
Ward
St. Leonards and St. Ives Ward
  1. Received27 Jul
  2. Validated27 Jul
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided26 Aug

Decided in 30 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a tree application at Meadowside The Chase Ashley Heath BH24 2AN. Dorset has handled 5,931 applications of this type. This one was decided in 30 days, 12 days quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 162 applications across St. Leonards and St. Ives Ward. We hold 1,967 applications in total for the BH24 postcode area.

95% of trees applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).

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Why it was refused

  1. The proposed removal of T1 and T2 is not supported by sufficient arboricultural justification. Whilst it is acknowledged that the adjacent oak is subject to competitive suppression from the pines, there is insufficient evidence to demonstrate that the felling of the trees would result in any significant improvement to the oak's condition, form, or long-term amenity value. Given the prolonged period of suppression, the oak is unlikely to respond to the extent suggested within the application. The proposed works are therefore considered to result in an unacceptable loss of arboricultural and amenity value, with the benefits advanced in support of the application failing to outweigh the harm arising from the removal of the protected trees. Accordingly, the application is contrary to the objectives of maintaining and enhancing tree cover and local amenity.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH24 2AN
Application type
Tree Works- TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
St. Leonards and St. Ives

Planning application dates

Date validated
27 July 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent address
86 Alexandra Road Poole BH14 9EW

Additional information

Documents
1

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Dorset

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