Planning application
Lorton Farm 541 Dorchester Road Weymouth DT3 5BT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Ash - Fell
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/00915
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/00915
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 17 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 17 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 11 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Upwey and Broadwey Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT3 5BT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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11 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
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 11 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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