Planning application
Common Well West Street Corfe Castle BH20 5HE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - Re-pollard to approximately 1 metre below the adjacent ABC power line.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00544
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/00544
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 30 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 30 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 26 Feb 2026
- Ward
- South East Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- Corfe Castle
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH20 5HE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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26 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
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11 Aug 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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Dorset granted permission on 26 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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