Planning application
Dormers St Johns Hill Shaftesbury SP7 8HG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) - Reduce lateral spread growing towards building by up to 1m, clear services to give 1m clearance, and raise crown to a height of 4m above ground level. T2 - Variegated Norway Maple - Reduce back to previous pruning points equating to a height reduction of 1.8m and side growth reduction of 0.5m.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/04816
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/04816
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Sep 2026
Received by Dorset
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 28 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 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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 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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