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Church Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

Granted Dorset P/TRC/2025/05908 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Birch (T1) - Tidy up the top by carrying out correct pruning cuts after SSE lower the tree & prune the sides all around by 1-1.25m

As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/05908

Application record

Reference
P/TRC/2025/05908
Type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Status
Response Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
Received
7 Oct 2025
Validated
7 Oct 2025
Decided
4 Nov 2025
Ward
Winterborne and Broadmayne Ward
Parish
West Knighton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT2 8PF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/TRC/2025/06947 Granted

    Church Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    T1 & T2 Turkey Oak - Crown reduce northern (garden) lateral spread by removal of up to 1.25m T3 Beech - Reduce height by 2m and crown by 1m T4 Beech - Reduce height and crown spread all around by 1 - 1.25m

    Decided 17 Dec 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Oct 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 4 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - No Objection

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 4 November 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Church Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2025/06947 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    T1 & T2 Turkey Oak - Crown reduce northern (garden) lateral spread by removal of up to 1.25m T3 Beech - Reduce height by 2m and crown by 1m T4 Beech - Reduce height and crown spread all around by 1 - 1.25m

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Church Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton Dorset DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2025/06602 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    T1 Birch - Fell

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • St Peters Church Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2024/07234 Submitted 16 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    T1 Sycamore - Selective crown raise to first significant branch on western side of the tree (3m), selective reduction of canopy away from house to the south east portion of the canopy & appropriate reductions of up to 2m. T2 Yew - Minimal reduction of small diameter branches back to the boundary (<1m)

    Granted Trees 7 docs

  • St Peters Church Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2025/07181 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Sycamore (T1) - Prune the height and crown spread all around by up to 1.25m

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Chantry Cottage Knighton Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2025/06945 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Field Maple (T1) - Selective pruning of lateral growth to remove up to 1.25m on the northern (garden side) and one eastern stem

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Smithy Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton Dorset DT2 8PE

    P/TRC/2023/00850 Submitted 13 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce canopy by 2m to previously pruned points T2 Hazel - Coppice to 0.75m in height - excessive shading & outgrown location T3 Hazel - Pollard to 3m in height - excessive shading & outgrown location T4 Beech - Reduce canopy by 2m to previously pruned points

    Granted Trees 8 docs

In Dorset

  • P/TRT/2026/04963 Granted

    50 Pinewood Road Ferndown BH22 9RR and 23 Larch Way Ferndown BH22 9SS

    T1 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only T2 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only - Reduce all lateral growth only growing towards No. 50 by no more than 2 metres from the tips inward. T3 Monterey Pine (located at 23 Larch Way) - Remove the x2 lowest primary branches back to source which overhang the property.

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRT/2026/04965 Granted

    Land adjoining 56 The Curlews Verwood BH31 6NU

    T4 Quercus Robur - Reduce lower limbs to allow for 3-metres clearance from the roof of the property.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRT/2026/04799 Refused

    14 Nuthatch Close Ferndown BH22 9QJ

    Pine - Fell.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRC/2026/05079 Granted

    Church Farmhouse Church Street Sturminster Newton DT10 1DB

    T1 - Plum tree - Remove.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRC/2026/05571 Awaiting decision

    11 Highacres Loders DT6 3UJ

    T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by approx 1m and sides by 0.2m approx

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees