Planning application
Little Thatch 5 Church Walk Motcombe Shaftesbury SP7 9NU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Cherry - Reduce overhanging branches over neighbouring property (no. 6 Church Walk) by up to 1.5m (to growth points nearest the hedge).
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2023/02032
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2023/02032
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 5 Apr 2023
- Validated
- 5 Apr 2023
- Decided
- 27 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Motcombe
- Postcode
- SP7 9NU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Apr 2023
Received by Dorset
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27 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
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3 Sep 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 27 April 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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