Planning application
The Old School Penny Street Sturminster Newton DT10 1DE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Birch - Reduce crown by 3m and raise crown by 1m as per annotated photograph.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/04798
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/04798
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 12 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 12 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Sturminster Newton Ward
- Parish
- Sturminster Newton
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT10 1DE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRC/2026/04123 Granted
The Old School Penny Street Sturminster Newton DT10 1DE
T1 - Smoke Tree - Fell. T2 - Birch - Reduce by 4m and reshape as per annotated photograph.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Aug 2025
Received by Dorset
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4 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
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11 Aug 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 4 September 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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P/TRC/2026/05079 Granted
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