Planning application
Farm Close Cottage The Batch Poyntington DT9 4LF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Willow - Reduce height by 3m and width by up to 5m.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2025/07635
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2025/07635
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 29 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 29 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Sherborne Rural Ward
- Parish
- Poyntington
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT9 4LF
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/HOU/2025/07447 Granted
Farm Close Cottage The Batch Poyntington DT9 4LF
Erect Single Storey Side Extension.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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21 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 21 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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