Planning application
27 Orchard Close Fontmell Magna SP7 0PG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Apple - Re-pollard to previous points as per annotated photograph.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00337
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/00337
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 12 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Beacon Ward
- Parish
- Fontmell Magna
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 0PG
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/TRC/2026/04814 Awaiting decision
27 Orchard Close Fontmell Magna SP7 0PG
Silver birch - Fell.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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12 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
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 12 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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