Planning application
33 Mill Street Fontmell Magna Dorset SP7 0NU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Apple - Reduce canopy by 2m and remove lower branches that are resting on the roof of the outbuilding. Climbing plant removed from canopy of tree to aid the reduction in weight from the tree. The main stem has damage from previous co-dominant stem failure and root plate is showing signs of plate movement.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2023/01347
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2023/01347
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 3 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 30 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Beacon Ward
- Parish
- Fontmell Magna
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 0NU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2023
Received by Dorset
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30 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
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Dorset granted permission on 30 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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