St Michaels Church Church Lane Stinsford Dorchester DT2 8PS

1. 20 Feb 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 24 Mar 2026

   Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable

3. 14 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Dorset granted permission on 24 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.

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.

• Three Bears Church Lane Stinsford Dorchester DT2 8PS

  P/TRC/2026/00845 Submitted 20 Feb 2026 100 yards away

  T1 Sycamore - Fell

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• 1 Church Lane Stinsford DT2 8XW

  P/HOU/2024/06610 Submitted 20 Nov 2024 150 yards away

  Replace twin single garage doors with single wide electric-assist sectional garage door.

  Granted Householder 17 docs
  Domestic

• Kingston Maurward Agricultural College Kingston Maurward House West Entrance Lane Kingston Maurward DT2 8PY

  P/TRC/2025/05440 Submitted 16 Sep 2025 400 yards away

  Japanese Pagoda (T1) – Reduce western crown to same height as eastern side, removing 7-8m from the height. Reduce laterals by 2-3m Yew Trees (G1) – Selective crown reductions by up to 1.5m, favouring the southern sides of crowns and to create canopy gaps between the trees. Crown raise canopy on southern side to 3-4m above lower slope height. Ash (T2) - Fell. Alder (T3) - Fell Ash (T4 & T5) - Fell Ash (T6) - Fell Willow (T7) - Fell Norway Maple (T8) - Reduce height by 3-4m Sycamore (T8) - Crown raise canopy all round to 3m from ground level Mixed Species (G2) - Crown raise to 2.5m over all public access paths within the area identified on the tree location plans

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Kingston Maurward Agricultural College Kingston Maurward House West Entrance Lane Kingston Maurward DT2 8PY

  P/TRC/2025/07342 Submitted 9 Dec 2025 400 yards away

  Walnut (T1) - Prune to reduce crown by up to 1.25m all around Pine x 2 (G1) - Selective reduction of over-extended lateral branches by up to 1.25m & remove deadwood

  Granted Trees 5 docs

• Kingston Maurward Agricultural College Kingston Maurward House West Entrance Lane Kingston Maurward DT2 8PY

  P/TRC/2026/00927 Submitted 17 Feb 2026 0.3 miles away

  Paulownia (T1) - Pollard southern most stem to just above the union (as per annotated photo submitted) at a height of approximately 3.5 - 4m from the ground Playcladus (T2) - Fell

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• Kingston Maurward Agricultural College Kingston Maurward DT2 8PY

  P/FUL/2025/05337 Submitted 5 Nov 2025 0.3 miles away

  Installation of a new roofing layer over the existing roof of the Main House

  Granted Full applications 16 docs

• P/TRT/2026/04963 Granted

  50 Pinewood Road Ferndown BH22 9RR and 23 Larch Way Ferndown BH22 9SS

  T1 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only T2 Sweet Chestnut (located at 50 Pinewood Road) - Raise the crown to no more than 5 metres from ground level. By removal of secondary and tertiary branches only - Reduce all lateral growth only growing towards No. 50 by no more than 2 metres from the tips inward. T3 Monterey Pine (located at 23 Larch Way) - Remove the x2 lowest primary branches back to source which overhang the property.

  Received 15 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04965 Granted

  Land adjoining 56 The Curlews Verwood BH31 6NU

  T4 Quercus Robur - Reduce lower limbs to allow for 3-metres clearance from the roof of the property.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04799 Refused

  14 Nuthatch Close Ferndown BH22 9QJ

  Pine - Fell.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05079 Granted

  Church Farmhouse Church Street Sturminster Newton DT10 1DB

  T1 - Plum tree - Remove.

  Received 14 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05571 Awaiting decision

  11 Highacres Loders DT6 3UJ

  T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by approx 1m and sides by 0.2m approx

  Received 7 Oct, published by the council 8 Oct 2026 Trees