Planning application
Kingston Maurward Agricultural College Kingston Maurward House West Entrance Lane Kingston Maurward DT2 8PY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Walnut (T1) - Prune to reduce crown by up to 1.25m all around Pine x 2 (G1) - Selective reduction of over-extended lateral branches by up to 1.25m & remove deadwood
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/07342
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/07342
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 9 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Charminster St. Mary's Ward
- Parish
- Stinsford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 8PY
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRC/2026/00927 Granted
Kingston Maurward Agricultural College Kingston Maurward House West Entrance Lane Kingston Maurward DT2 8PY
Paulownia (T1) - Pollard southern most stem to just above the union (as per annotated photo submitted) at a height of approximately 3.5 - 4m from the ground Playcladus (T2) - Fell
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P/TRC/2025/05440 Granted
Kingston Maurward Agricultural College Kingston Maurward House West Entrance Lane Kingston Maurward DT2 8PY
Japanese Pagoda (T1) – Reduce western crown to same height as eastern side, removing 7-8m from the height. Reduce laterals by 2-3m Yew Trees (G1) – Selective crown reductions by up to 1.5m, favouring the southern sides of crowns and to create canopy gaps between the trees. Crown raise canopy on southern side to 3-4m above lower slope height. Ash (T2) - Fell. Alder (T3) - Fell Ash (T4 & T5) - Fell Ash (T6) - Fell Willow (T7) - Fell Norway Maple (T8) - Reduce height by 3-4m Sycamore (T8) - Crown raise canopy all round to 3m from ground level Mixed Species (G2) - Crown raise to 2.5m over all public access paths within the area identified on the tree location plans
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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9 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 9 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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