Planning application
2-4 Gold Hill Cottage St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Apple - Crown reduce shortening peripheral growth by up to 2m, formative prune / crown thin to remove excess crossed branches and open centre of crown. T2 Crab Apple - Reduce radial spread of canopy extending due south east, by approximately 3m. T3 Pear - Reduce height of canopy by approximately 1.5m. Shorten lateral spread by circa. 1m to maintain compact canopy against wall. T4 Cherry - Crown reduce, shortening all peripheral branches by 1.5-2m.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/06296
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/06296
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 23 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 23 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8HA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 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
4 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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