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North Bank Friar Waddon Road Weymouth DT3 4EN

Granted Dorset P/TRC/2026/03725 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

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
Granted As published: 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

  1. 9 Jul 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 4 Aug 2026

    Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable

  3. 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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What this grant of permission means

Dorset granted permission on 4 August 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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