Planning application
Land at The Park Jubilee Path Shaftesbury
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
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.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/07120
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/07120
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 2 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by Dorset
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2 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
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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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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 2 January 2026, 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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The Park Jubilee Path Shaftesbury
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Granted Trees 5 docs -
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
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2-4 Gold Hill Cottage St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HA
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Granted Trees 4 docs -
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