Planning application
P/TRC/2025/06296
2-4 Gold Hill Cottage St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HA
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
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
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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P/TRC/2025/05144 Granted
1 Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8EY
G1 - Mixed species (horse chestnut, goat willow, silver birch) - Raise crown of all trees overhanging 5 Layton Lane to no more than 4m from the ground. Canopies balanced by up to 2m on the side of 1 Layton Lane. T1 - Goat Willow - Reduce overhanging branches by up to 3.5m as per annotated photograph. Canopies balanced by up to 2m on the side of 1 Layton Lane.
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P/TRC/2025/05971 Granted
Layton House 23 Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8EY
T1 - Spruce - Fell. T2 - Spruce - Fell. T3 - Walnut - Reduce crown all over by reducing branches a maximum of 3m in length. T4 & T5 Beech - Reduce crown all over by reducing branches a maximum of 3m in length. T6 - Beech - Reduce crown all over by reducing branches a maximum of 3m in length. T7 - Holly - Cut down to a height of 2m. T8 - Holly - Remove 2 lowest branches over garden hedge.
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P/TRC/2025/07120 Decided
Land at The Park Jubilee Path Shaftesbury
15 - Cherry - Formative prune of 0.5m to 1.0m all over. 19 - Pear - Formative prune of 0.5m to 1.0m all over. 20 - Pear - Formative prune of 0.5m to 1.0m all over. 21 - Pear - Formative prune of 0.5m to 1.0m all over. 22 - Apple - Formative prune of 0.5m to 1.0m all over. 23 - Apple - Formative prune of 0.5m to 1.0m all over, and reduce length of leaning stem by 2m for balance. 26 - Apple - Formative prune of 0.5m to 1.0m all over. 27 - Apple - Formative prune, and remove broken branch.
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P/TRC/2025/05057 Granted
22 St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HE
T1 - Apple - Reduce crown by 10ft all over. T2 - Chestnut - Reduce crown by 10ft all over. T3 - Hornbeam - Reduce crown by 8ft all over. T4, T5 and T6 - Cherry - Pollard to previous pollard points. T7 and T8 - Chestnut - Reduce crown by 6ft all over. T9 - Cherry - Pollard to previous pollard points. T10 - Thorn - Reduce to height of neighbouring gutter. T11 - Beech - Raise crown to 3.5m from ground.
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P/TRC/2026/04085 Awaiting decision
The Park Jubilee Path Shaftesbury
T2 - Service tree - Fell (died since inspection). T11 - Sycamore - Reduce crown by 3m. T48 - Willow - Reduce main leader by 4m. T49 - Cherry - Remove defective branch with crack. T55 - Maple - Remove crossing branches, crown reduce southwest section of canopy by 2m and remaining canopy by 1m to match. T59 - Holly - Crown raise over path to 2.3m from ground.
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P/CLP/2025/07007 Granted
3 Kingsman Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8HD
Certificate of Lawfulness for a garden summer room
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P/TRD/2026/04146 Awaiting decision
1 Cresta Gardens West Parley BH22 8LY
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P/TRC/2026/04135 Awaiting decision
St Wite House Gassons Lane Junction To Cothays Junction Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RQ
T1 Apple - Crown reduction to a height of 3-4m & spread of approx 3-4m
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P/TRT/2026/04107 Awaiting decision
24 Bowey Okeford Fitzpaine DT11 0TR
T1 - Oak - Formatively prune away from building to gain a 1.5m clearance from the building.
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P/TRT/2026/04003 Awaiting decision
15 Highfield Road Corfe Mullen BH21 3PA
T3 Oak - Remove the 4x lowest lateral branches back to trunk to raise the crown to clear the garages. - 5x branches cut back to branch divide with end tip trimming to give a clearance of approximately 3 metres above the garages. - Crown clean by the removal of dead, dying, weak and crossing branches.
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P/TRC/2026/04131 Awaiting decision
16, 17 and 19 Stalbridge Close Stalbridge DT10 2ND
T1 - Willow - Fell and grind stump. T2 - Lilac - Cut back to boundary (3rd party ownership (common law pruning only). T3 - Elder - Prune away from shed by removing offending stems within 1.5m of shed and re-pollard to existing pollard points. T4 - Beech and Hornbeam (planted in close proximity to one another on boundary fence) - Crown raise to 3m from ground, remove all crossing branches, and reduce overhanging crown back to 1m from edge of paving slabs above washing drying area.