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11 Orchard Close Corfe Mullen BH21 3TW

P/TRT/2026/05370Tree Works- TPORefused

Refused on 21 October 2026

Council decision: Tree Works - TPO - Refused3 reasons for refusal

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Proposal

T1 Oak - Crown reduce, prune 2-2.5 metres from tips inward off the height and the sides. - Remove epicormic shoots from the trunk and branches. - Prune Southwestern side up to 3 metres where needed reducing back from 16 Orchard Lane and the footpath.

Submitted
22 September 2026
Ward
Corfe Mullen
  1. Received22 Sep
  2. Validated22 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 29 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a planning application at 11 Orchard Close Corfe Mullen BH21 3TW. Dorset has handled 252 applications of this type. This one was decided in 29 days, 13 days quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 33 applications across Corfe Mullen. We hold 2,300 applications in total for the BH21 postcode area.

89% of tree works- tpo 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 tree work will be harmful to the long-term health of the tree by the removal of a significant proportion of the leaf bearing structure, leaving large diameter pruning wounds that will act as entry points for pathogens. The proposed tree work will be harmful to the shape, form and balance of the tree and detrimental to the appearance of the crown which has very good natural shape and form. It does not appear that the crown has been reduced in the past and there is insufficient justification for an overall crown reduction of the tree.
  2. There is limited overhang over the adjacent property of 16 Orchard Lane and no justification for the additional 3m reduction on this side of the crown. The only reason given for the proposed tree work refers to concerns that the tree grows heavily over the public footpath and garden at 16 Orchard Lane – however lateral growth on this side of the tree’s crown is balanced and proportionate to the rest of the tree and there is appropriate clearance over the public footpath.
  3. There is limited epicormic growth on the main stem and no indication of the proposed height to which epicormic growth will be removed. It is therefore considered that there is insufficient justification for the removal of epicormic growth at present.

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BH21 3TW
Application type
Tree Works- TPO
Parish
Corfe Mullen

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
11 Orchard Close Corfe Mullen Wimborne BH21 3TW

Planning decision

Case officer
Ben Turner

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • 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 (23)

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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.

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