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4 Rook Lane Winterborne Whitechurch DT11 0AH

Granted Dorset P/TRC/2025/06178 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 Spruce - Remove T2 Maple - Crown lift to 4m, thin canopy removing crossing branches only. Reduce tree by 2m in height and 1.5m in width (on all limbs)

As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/06178

Application record

Reference
P/TRC/2025/06178
Type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Status
Response Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
Received
17 Oct 2025
Validated
17 Oct 2025
Decided
11 Nov 2025
Ward
Puddletown and Lower Winterborne Ward
Parish
Winterborne Whitechurch
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT11 0AH

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 17 Oct 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 11 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

4 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 11 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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