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Sparacre House St Andrews Road Bridport DT6 3BB

Granted Dorset P/TRC/2026/00120 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

T002 Pittosporum - Crown reduction of 2m in height and 1m in spread T004 Copper Beech - Crown raise through removal of lower tertiary branches to increase overall vertical clearance by 2m & reduction in height and spread by 1.5-2m (depending on suitable pruning points) with pruning wounds to be no larger than 75 mm in diameter when measured over the cut surface

As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00120

Application record

Reference
P/TRC/2026/00120
Type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Status
Response Issued
Decision
Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Received
9 Jan 2026
Validated
9 Jan 2026
Decided
9 Feb 2026
Ward
Bridport Ward
Parish
Bridport
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
DT6 3BB

Site history

Applications at this address on the Dorset register

This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • P/TRT/2026/00119 Split decision

    Sparacre House St Andrews Road Bridport DT6 3BB

    T001 Copper Beech - Crown reduction of 4m in height and 2m in spread T003 Copper Beech - Crown raise through removal of lower tertiary branches to increase overall vertical clearance between ground and canopy base by 2m, thin by a maximum of 15% through removal of tertiary branches only and a reduction in height and spread by 1.5-2m (depending on suitable pruning points) with pruning wounds to be no larger than 75 mm in diameter when measured over the cut surface.

    Decided 6 Feb 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Jan 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 9 Feb 2026

    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 9 February 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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    P/TRT/2026/00119 Submitted 8 Jan 2026 0m away

    T001 Copper Beech - Crown reduction of 4m in height and 2m in spread T003 Copper Beech - Crown raise through removal of lower tertiary branches to increase overall vertical clearance between ground and canopy base by 2m, thin by a maximum of 15% through removal of tertiary branches only and a reduction in height and spread by 1.5-2m (depending on suitable pruning points) with pruning wounds to be no larger than 75 mm in diameter when measured over the cut surface.

    Split decision Trees 6 docs
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