Planning application
Knapp Farm Shorts Lane Beaminster DT8 3BX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 & T2 Thuja Plicata - Dismantle leaving stumps just above ground level T3 Acer Campestre - Dismantle leaving stump just above ground level
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/05041
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/05041
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Beaminster Ward
- Parish
- Beaminster
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT8 3BX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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24 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
13 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 24 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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