Planning application
Rolt Millennium Green St James’s Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Common Beech - Crown lift to a height of 3m from ground and reduce lowest (upswept) branch to the NW by 2m. T2 - Oak - Crown lift to a height of 4m from ground. T3 - Common Beech - Reduce lateral spread to the West (low and mid crown) by 2.5 to 3m and remove crossing branch in low crown. T4 - Goat Willow - Pollard to a height of 4m.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/01325
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/01325
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 9 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 9 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8HE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Dorset granted permission on 31 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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