Planning application
Sawyers Cottage 7 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 Sycamore - Overall crown reduction by up to 2m. T2 Holm Oak - Crown raise to a height of 5m above ground level.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/03949
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/03949
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 14 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 14 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 8 Dec 2025
- Ward
- West Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- Winfrith Newburgh
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 8JW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Nov 2025
Received by Dorset
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8 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 8 December 2025, 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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