Planning application
Bell Street Car Park Shaftsbury SP7 8AR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T8 Oak - Crown reduction up to 1m overall & Crown lift over car park to 4m clearance of parking bays
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/05460
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/05460
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 10 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8AR
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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10 Oct 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 10 October 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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