Planning application
Portland Castle Liberty Road Portland DT5 1AZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - Fell T2 Sycamore - Crown lift by removing 2 small branches over wall as shown on photo submitted T3 Sycamore. Re-pollard back to previous pollard points T4 Sycamore - Crown reduce by 2-3m on the north side 4x Pine, crown lift to 2m by removal of limbs no larger than 75mm in diameter
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/06026
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/06026
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 10 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 10 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 3 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Portland Ward
- Parish
- Portland
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT5 1AZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Oct 2025
Received by Dorset
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3 Nov 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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Dorset granted permission on 3 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.
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