Planning application
North Bank Friar Waddon Road Weymouth DT3 4EN
Works: Trees
Decided. The decision notice on the council portal carries the outcome in full, including any conditions.
Proposal
Beech T1 & Beech T2 – Crown raise to 5.2m over the highway and match in around the entire radius by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches only and prune to clear the phone lines by up to 1m (amended description of works).
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/03725
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/03725
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Upwey and Broadwey Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT3 4EN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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4 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
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4 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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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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