Planning application
3 Wills Lane Cerne Abbas DT2 7JY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 Sycamore x 8 - Fell
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00265
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/00265
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 15 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 15 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 9 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Chalk Valleys Ward
- Parish
- Cerne Abbas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 7JY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 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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Open the documentsWhat 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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