Planning application
Cerne Abbey 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
G1 Beech - Reduce back side from the house by up to 2m to the boundary & shape in, crown raise over the wall by up to 2m
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/06148
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/06148
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 16 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 16 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Chalk Valleys Ward
- Parish
- Cerne Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 7JQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 2 refused.
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P/CLP/2026/02748 Refused
Cerne Abbey Abbey Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ
Certificate of lawfulness to install CCTV camera
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P/FUL/2026/02315 Refused
Cerne Abbey Abbey Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7JQ
Retain repair and restoration of shelter
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Oct 2025
Received by Dorset
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14 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 14 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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