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Church Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

Granted Dorset P/TRC/2025/06947 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T1 & T2 Turkey Oak - Crown reduce northern (garden) lateral spread by removal of up to 1.25m T3 Beech - Reduce height by 2m and crown by 1m T4 Beech - Reduce height and crown spread all around by 1 - 1.25m

As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/06947

Application record

Reference
P/TRC/2025/06947
Type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Status
Response Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Received
21 Nov 2025
Validated
21 Nov 2025
Decided
17 Dec 2025
Ward
Winterborne and Broadmayne Ward
Parish
West Knighton
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT2 8PF

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/TRC/2025/05908 Granted

    Church Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    Birch (T1) - Tidy up the top by carrying out correct pruning cuts after SSE lower the tree & prune the sides all around by 1-1.25m

    Decided 4 Nov 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Nov 2025

    Received by Dorset

  2. 17 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 17 December 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • Church Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2025/05908 Submitted 7 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Birch (T1) - Tidy up the top by carrying out correct pruning cuts after SSE lower the tree & prune the sides all around by 1-1.25m

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Church Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton Dorset DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2025/06602 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    T1 Birch - Fell

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • St Peters Church Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2024/07234 Submitted 16 Dec 2024 50 yards away

    T1 Sycamore - Selective crown raise to first significant branch on western side of the tree (3m), selective reduction of canopy away from house to the south east portion of the canopy & appropriate reductions of up to 2m. T2 Yew - Minimal reduction of small diameter branches back to the boundary (<1m)

    Granted Trees 7 docs

  • St Peters Church Highgate Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2025/07181 Submitted 1 Dec 2025 50 yards away

    Sycamore (T1) - Prune the height and crown spread all around by up to 1.25m

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Chantry Cottage Knighton Lane West Knighton DT2 8PF

    P/TRC/2025/06945 Submitted 21 Nov 2025 50 yards away

    Field Maple (T1) - Selective pruning of lateral growth to remove up to 1.25m on the northern (garden side) and one eastern stem

    Granted Trees 5 docs

  • Smithy Cottage Highgate Lane West Knighton Dorset DT2 8PE

    P/TRC/2023/00850 Submitted 13 Feb 2023 50 yards away

    T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce canopy by 2m to previously pruned points T2 Hazel - Coppice to 0.75m in height - excessive shading & outgrown location T3 Hazel - Pollard to 3m in height - excessive shading & outgrown location T4 Beech - Reduce canopy by 2m to previously pruned points

    Granted Trees 8 docs

In Dorset

  • P/TRT/2026/04963 Granted

    50 Pinewood Road Ferndown BH22 9RR and 23 Larch Way Ferndown BH22 9SS

    T1 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only T2 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only - Reduce all lateral growth only growing towards No. 50 by no more than 2 metres from the tips inward. T3 Monterey Pine (located at 23 Larch Way) - Remove the x2 lowest primary branches back to source which overhang the property.

    Received 15 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRT/2026/04965 Granted

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    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
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    14 Nuthatch Close Ferndown BH22 9QJ

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    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRC/2026/05079 Granted

    Church Farmhouse Church Street Sturminster Newton DT10 1DB

    T1 - Plum tree - Remove.

    Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
  • P/TRC/2026/05571 Awaiting decision

    11 Highacres Loders DT6 3UJ

    T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by approx 1m and sides by 0.2m approx

    Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees