Planning application
Gold Hill Organic Farm Ridgeway Lane Child Okeford DT11 8HB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 and T2 - Lime - Reduce top of canopy by 3-4m where possible and prune sides by 2m. Crown lift lower canopy to achieve a clearance of 4m from ground level to nearest foliage by removing tertiary branches only. Works shown in annotated photographs.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00590
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/00590
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 2 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 3 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Hill Forts and Upper Tarrants Ward
- Parish
- Child Okeford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT11 8HB
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/TRC/2026/04656 Granted
Gold Hill Organic Farm Ridgeway Lane Child Okeford DT11 8HB
T1 - Birch - Fell to ground level. T2 - Ash - Remove lowest droopy limb over highway and prune remaining canopy to clear highway by 5.2m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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3 Mar 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
8 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 3 March 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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