Located within the Play Area on Woodlands Drive Sandford BH20 7QA
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.
- Received
- 17 August 2026
- Decided
- 11 September 2026 · Tree Works - TPO - Refused
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Wareham
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- ReceivedSubmitted17 Aug
- ValidatedValidated17 Aug
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided11 Sep
Decided in 25 days (council typically 42)
This is a planning application at Located within the Play Area on Woodlands Drive Sandford BH20 7QA. Dorset has handled 173 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 26 days. This one was decided in 25 days. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 30 applications across Wareham. We hold 1,008 applications in total for the BH20 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- The trees are prominent and highly visible from public vantage points in this location and make an important contribution to the visual amenities and character of the area. It is unclear exactly which branches are intended for pruning and there is currently sufficient clearance over the play equipment in this location.
- The proposed extent of reduction of lateral branches of T1 & T2 will be harmful to the shape, form, balance and appearance of the trees. Pruning of this nature will create large diameter pruning wounds and reduce branches to bare wood that will be unable to reshoot and regrow.
- Concerns regarding tree debris such as fallen leaves do not provide sufficient justification for potentially harmful tree work and the clearance of fallen leaves is part of reasonable routine maintenance.
- No technical evidence has been submitted to support any alleged concerns regarding play equipment and alternative solutions to potentially harmful tree work (such as relocating equipment away from the trees) does not appear to have been explored.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
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Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
- Green belt: Dorset
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- SSSI: Holton and Sandford Heaths SSSI+1 more
- Special Area of Conservation: Dorset Heaths
- Special Protection Area: Dorset Heathlands
- Ramsar wetland: Dorset Heathlands
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (17)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
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