Planning application
Meadow Sweet Middle Street Bridport DT6 3HS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 & T2 - Yew - Remove to ground level. T3 - Sycamore - Remove to ground level. T4 - Magnolia - Crown raise by 2m. T5 - Eucalyptus - Reduce side overhanging property roof by 3m, 10% thin throughout centre.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00338
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/00338
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 23 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Bridport Ward
- Parish
- Bridport
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT6 3HS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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23 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 23 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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