Planning application
165 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Pittosporum Tenuifolium - Reduce height back to previous pruning points (4m reduction), and reduce lateral branches by up to 1m, to shape and balance crown.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/07373
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/07373
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 11 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 8 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Upwey and Broadwey Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT3 5QE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRC/2025/06638 Granted
165 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE
T1 Amelanchier - Reduce crown by 2m in height and up to 1m off the lateral branches around the canopy T2 Apple - Remove x2 lowest laterals on southside of canopy T3 Apple - Reduce canopy by 1.5m height and thin crown by 10% & prune fruiting spurs T4 Pittosporum - Reduce height & laterals by up to 1m around the crown
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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8 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 8 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.
Nearby applications
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165 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE
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