Planning application
The Old Chapel Abbey Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Portuguese Laurel - Reduce all over by up to 2.5m. T2 - Pyracantha - Remove. T3 - Shrub - Reduce as low as possible to encourage regeneration. T4 - Shrub - Reduce all over by up to 1.5m.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/05785
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/05785
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 30 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 28 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Chalk Valleys Ward
- Parish
- Cerne Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 7JQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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28 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 28 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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