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7 Love Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8BG

Awaiting decision Dorset P/TRC/2026/04655 Tree Works- Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

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.

As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/04655

Application record

Reference
P/TRC/2026/04655
Type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Status
Out To Consultation
Received
24 Aug 2026
Validated
24 Aug 2026
Ward
Shaftesbury Town Ward
Parish
Shaftesbury
Decision by
Delegated
Postcode
SP7 8BG

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 24 Aug 2026

    Received by Dorset

  2. 28 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 19 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    Dorset took a median of 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided tree works applications in a median of 26 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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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