Planning application
13 Ratcliffs Garden Shaftesbury SP7 8HJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Magnolia - Crown reduce by 1.5 metres back to previous reduction points, as indicated on annotated photograph. T2 Walnut - Fell to ground level.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/06443
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/06443
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Received
- 24 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 24 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 24 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8HJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Oct 2025
Received by Dorset
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24 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 24 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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