3 Durlston Road Swanage BH19 2DJ
Proposal
T1 Corsican Pine - Remove (Fell).
- Received
- 15 September 2026
- Decided
- 14 October 2026 · Tree Works - TPO - Refused
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Swanage
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- ReceivedSubmitted15 Sep
- ValidatedValidated15 Sep
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 Oct
Decided in 29 days (council typically 42)
This is a planning application at 3 Durlston Road Swanage BH19 2DJ. Dorset has handled 173 applications of this type and approves 91% of them, typically deciding them in 26 days. This one was decided in 29 days, 3 days longer than Dorset's median. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 24 applications across Swanage. We hold 1,853 applications in total for the BH19 postcode area.
Application Details
Applicant & Agent
Planning Application Dates
Planning Decision
Why it was refused
- No concerns have been raised regarding the condition of the tree, and the proposed felling is not justified for the reasons submitted.
- The tree is an important feature in this location, and its loss would be of significant harm to the visual amenities in this location.
- Any replacement planting will take a very long time to grow, and it would take several decades for a replacement tree to provide the same level of visual amenity value as currently provided by the existing tree.
From the council's decision notice.
Publicity
Appeal
Additional Information
Source: Dorset
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202519 Aug
T1 Holm Oak: Crown lift to 3m. Line of Beech: Reduce to 4m to form a hedge.
ApprovedTree Works- TPOP/TRT/2025/04941 - 20224 Oct
Dead Acacia - Fell.
ApprovedTree Dead Or DangerousP/TRD/2022/06110 - 202227 Jul
T1 Ash - Reduce RHS (east side) of canopy by up to a maximum of 1m. T2 Bay - Crown reduce in height by up to…
ApprovedTree Works- TPOP/TRT/2022/04675 - 202120 May
Apple - Fell and replant further from wall County of Dorset (Durlston Estate, Swanage) TPO 1963 (Ref. TPO 104)
ApprovedTree Preservation OrderTPO/2021/056
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Swanage Conservation AreaNext to the site
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
- Local nature reserve: Peveril Point and the DownsNext to the site
- 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 (19)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national 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.
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