Planning application
Springhead Farm Mill Street Fontmell Magna Shaftesbury SP7 0NU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G1 - Poplar x4 - Remove and replant with five Field Maples (Acer campestre).
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00811
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/00811
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 25 Mar 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/TRT/2026/00811 Granted
Springhead Farm Mill Street Fontmell Magna Shaftesbury SP7 0NU
G1 - Poplar x4 - Remove and replant with five Field Maples (Acer campestre).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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25 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
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14 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 25 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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