Planning application
Sparacre House St Andrews Road Bridport DT6 3BB
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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9 Feb 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 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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