Planning application
Lower Bockhampton House Bockhampton Lane Lower Bockhampton DT2 8PZ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Sycamore - Reduce crowns of the 3 principal stems by up to 2.5m T2 Walnut - Reduce eastern quadrant of the crown by up to 2.5m & shape in, reduce over-extended branches on the southern and western aspects to achieve a balanced crown form, remove deadwood & crown raise over the highway to provide a minimum clearance of 5.2m T3 Prunus - Remove H1 Privet - Remove (exempt) W1 Withy Bed - Re-pollard all Willows within the withy bed to their established pollard points & reduce suitable dead trees to standing monoliths, retaining habitat features where safe and practicable
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/05048
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/05048
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 14 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 14 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Charminster St. Mary's Ward
- Parish
- Stinsford
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 8PZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Sep 2026
Received by Dorset
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15 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 November 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
22 documents on file for this application
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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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