Planning application
The Vicarage Abbey Close Sherborne DT9 3LQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Bay - Reduce the height by 3/5, back to the last reduction point. Removing up to 3m of material -sides reduced to shape, removing up to 1.2m of material
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/05181
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/05181
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 2 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 24 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Sherborne West Ward
- Parish
- Sherborne
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT9 3LQ
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/2025/05910 Granted
The Vicarage Abbey Close Sherborne DT9 3LQ
T2 Bay - Remove to ground level T3 Crab Apple - Reduction of extended growth by up to 1.5m T4 Apple - Up to 1.5m of extended growth removed T5 Apple - Cut to ground level T6 Fig - Reduce to wall height, cut back from the path, up to 1.5m of material to be removed T7 Bay - Remove to ground level T9 Cherry Plum - Reduce the width, up to 1m of material removed (height to remain the same) T10 Cypress - Remove to ground level T11 Wysteria - Cut back material overhanging wall T12 Magnolia - Tie back to wall T13 Wysteria - Cut back to a height below the first-floor windows & clear around all windows and scaffolding T14 Crab Apple - Crown lift over drive, reduce away from the neighbouring roof, up to 2m of material to be removed
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
Added to PlanIndex
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 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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