Planning application
Pine Walk Shaftesbury
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T30 - Norway Spruce - Fell. T40 - Sycamore - Fell. T69 - Ash - Fell to 2m monolith. T70 - Beech - Clear lamp post by 2m. T73 - Ash - Fell to 2m monolith. T76 - Beech - Crown raise to 4m over road. T78 - Hazel - Coppice to clear lamp post.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/04080
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/04080
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Response Issued
- Decision
- Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 18 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRC/2026/04735 Awaiting decision
Pine Walk Shaftesbury
T2 - Beech - Reduce to a 6-8m monolith. T47 - Beech - Fell to ground level.
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P/TRC/2024/05874 Granted
Pine Walk Shaftesbury
Cherry Laurel - Fell to low stumps all Cherry Laurel (see 2.16 of Tree Survey for further details). T48 - Ash - Fell. T50 - Wych Elm - Remove end weight of two low extended limbs over footpath by 2m. T71 - Beech - Reduce crown of branch based on poor union at 3m by 2m.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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13 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Consultation Expiry
Previously Out To Consultation.
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18 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 18 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Pine Walk Shaftesbury
Cherry Laurel - Fell to low stumps all Cherry Laurel (see 2.16 of Tree Survey for further details). T48 - Ash - Fell. T50 - Wych Elm - Remove end weight of two low extended limbs over footpath by 2m. T71 - Beech - Reduce crown of branch based on poor union at 3m by 2m.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Pine Walk Shaftesbury
95% historically approved · decision due ~22 Oct
T2 - Beech - Reduce to a 6-8m monolith. T47 - Beech - Fell to ground level.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
7 Love Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8BG
95% historically approved · decision due ~19 Oct
T1 - Beech - Reduce canopy by up to 4m (to previous points as shown in annotated photographs) and thin crown by 10%. T2 - Yew - Remove top to create a topiary ball at low level as per annotated photograph. T3 - Bay - Reduce crown by 4m as per annotated photograph. T4 - Cotoneaster - Reduce crown by 4m as per annotated photograph. T5 - Beech - Reduce canopy by up to 4m as per annotated photograph and thin crown by 10%. T6 - Apple - Reduce crown (reduce overbearing water shoots and trim profiles in) by 3m as per annotated photograph. T7 - Fig - Reduce canopy by up to 3m.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
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67 St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HF
T1 - Silver Birch - Thin crown by 5% and remove epicormic growth to allow more light and air to pass through the canopy.
Granted Trees 6 docs -
67 St James Street Shaftesbury SP7 8HF
T1 - Unknown shrub - Reduce up to 1m in height (from the highest point). Reshape/lightly prune lateral growth with hedge cutter, minimal material to come off, approximately 30cm on each side. T2 - Unknown shrub - Reduce up to 1m in height (from the highest point). Reshape/lightly prune lateral growth with hedge cutter, minimal material to come off, approximately 30cm on each side.
Granted Trees 7 docs
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