Planning application
St Mary's Church Turnpike Road Motcombe
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Scots Pine - Remove completely and replace with 1x Scots pine (amended proposal)
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2023/01034
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2023/01034
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 14 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 14 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 15 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Motcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Feb 2023
Received by Dorset
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15 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 15 March 2023, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
About tree works applications
Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.
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