Planning application
Winfrith House High Street Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8JW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Beech - Crown raise by pruning and removal of secondary and tertiary branches to achieve a clearance of between 5.5-6m over the highway T2 Yew and T3 Conifer - Prune back lateral growth on eastern (Highway) side by up to 0.5m, so that the crowns do not encroach onto the highway T4 Magnolia - Crown raise by pruning and removal of secondary and tertiary branches to achieve a clearance of between 5.5m over the highway Tree owners have received a letter from Dorset Highways stipulating a minimum clearance of 5.2m must be achieved over the highway to ensure that these branches do not impede the buses that use this route.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2024/06901
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2024/06901
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 26 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 17 Dec 2024
- Ward
- West Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- Winfrith Newburgh
- Postcode
- DT2 8JW
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRC/2023/02337 Granted
Winfrith House High Street Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8JW
T1 Beech - Remove lowest 2 lateral branches over the wildlife pond to allow more light - branches are small diameter (circa 10cm). T2 Poplar - Fell. T3 Beech - Crown raise to 3.5m by reducing the length of primary branches and the removal of secondary and tertiary growth. T4 Beech - Crown raise to 2.5m by reducing the length of primary branches and the removal of secondary and tertiary growth. T5 Lime - Crown raise to 3m by removing small diameter (<5cm) primary branches, and the removal of pendular secondary and tertiary growth. T6 Magnolia - Crown raise to 2.5m. Crown reduce by up to 1m for extended growth.
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P/TRD/2023/02051 Granted
Winfrith House High Street Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8JW
Fell decayed ash.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2024
Received by Dorset
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17 Dec 2024
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 17 December 2024, 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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Winfrith House High Street Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8JW
T1 Beech - Remove lowest 2 lateral branches over the wildlife pond to allow more light - branches are small diameter (circa 10cm). T2 Poplar - Fell. T3 Beech - Crown raise to 3.5m by reducing the length of primary branches and the removal of secondary and tertiary growth. T4 Beech - Crown raise to 2.5m by reducing the length of primary branches and the removal of secondary and tertiary growth. T5 Lime - Crown raise to 3m by removing small diameter (<5cm) primary branches, and the removal of pendular secondary and tertiary growth. T6 Magnolia - Crown raise to 2.5m. Crown reduce by up to 1m for extended growth.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
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