Planning application
Springhead Farm Mill Street Fontmell Magna SP7 0NU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of all Poplar/Balsam Poplar trees located to boundary against Mill Street as per site plan.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00376
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/00376
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 21 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 21 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Beacon Ward
- Parish
- Fontmell Magna
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 0NU
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/VOC/2026/01189 Granted
Springhead Farm Mill Street Fontmell Magna SP7 0NU
Demolition of existing farmhouse & barn structures. Erection of replacement farmhouse & farm buildings with landscaping, creation of orchard, ponds & lowland meadow restoration (with variation of conditions 2 & 9 of planning permission P/FUL/2023/05706 to allow alterations to design of garage, including plant room extension. Repair & refurbishment of existing Long Barn with new bat roost unit, and demolition of 2no. attached dilapidated lean-to units. Updates to bat strategy as a result of new bat roosts in new garage & extension)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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13 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 13 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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