Planning application
Highfield House Church Hill Stalbridge Dorset DT10 2LS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Weeping Willow - Reduce back to previous reduction points (3-4m of new growth). T2 - Contorted Willow - Reduce back to previous reduction points (3-4m of new growth). Reason: Both T1 and T2 reductions are for maintenance and safety to prevent trees growing into cables and contact with property and road.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2023/01038
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2023/01038
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 21 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 21 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 28 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Stalbridge and Marnhull Ward
- Parish
- Stalbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT10 2LS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Feb 2023
Received by Dorset
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28 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
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31 Jul 2026
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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 28 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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