Planning application
4 Shooters Paddock Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T4 - Willow - Pollard to 7m from ground. T5 - Common Ash - Reduce crown to 7ft from ground. H1 - Mixed hedge - Reduce back to edge of retaining wall.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/05152
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/05152
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 21 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8AB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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P/TRC/2026/03037 Withdrawn
4 Shooters Paddock Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AB
T4 Willow - Pollard by 6m (50%) T5 Ash - Reduce by 6m overall (50%) H1 Mixed Hedgerow - Cut back to edge of retaining wall
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Sep 2026
Received by Dorset
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 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
2 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.
Nearby applications
Within 0.3 miles
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4 Shooters Paddock Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AB
T4 Willow - Pollard by 6m (50%) T5 Ash - Reduce by 6m overall (50%) H1 Mixed Hedgerow - Cut back to edge of retaining wall
Withdrawn Trees 5 docs -
5 Shooters Paddock Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AB
T1 & T3 Willow - Pollard by 6m (50%) T2 Hazel - Reduce by 6m overall (50%) T6 Hawthorn - Reduce & reshape crown to clear building by at least 1.5m
Withdrawn Trees 6 docs -
5 Shooters Paddock Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AB
95% historically approved · decision due ~16 Nov
T1 & T3 - Willow - Pollard to 7m from ground. T2 - Common Hazel - Reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by 1m. T6 - Hawthorn - Reduce crown to clear building by a maximum of 1.5m.
Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs -
Shooters Meet 20 Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8EY
T1 - Silver Birch - Thin by up to 15% and reduce lateral spread by up to 2m (amended proposal)
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Highlands 3 Great Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8ET
T1 - Larch - Reduce height by 1.5m and reduce overextended branches by up 1.5m. T2 - Ash - Pollard to 15ft from ground. T3 - Conifer - Reduce by 2m all over. T4 - Willow - Reduce by 3m all over. H1 - Hedge - Reduce height by 2m.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
South Downs 33 Layton Lane Shaftsbury SP7 8EY
T1 Cypress - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)
Granted Trees 5 docs
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P/TRC/2026/05153 Awaiting decision
5 Shooters Paddock Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AB
T1 & T3 - Willow - Pollard to 7m from ground. T2 - Common Hazel - Reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by 1m. T6 - Hawthorn - Reduce crown to clear building by a maximum of 1.5m.
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P/TRC/2026/04604 Granted
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T1 Birch - Fell
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P/TRT/2026/04651 Granted
62 Golf Links Road Ferndown BH22 8BZ
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P/TRC/2026/05174 Awaiting decision
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T1 - Silver birch - Remove 2 low limbs (120cm and 200cm from ground level).
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P/TRC/2026/05133 Awaiting decision
Riversdale Village Street From Southern Junction With High Street To Ford Tarrant Monkton DT11 8RX
T1 - Hawthorne - Fell. T2 - Silver birch - Crown reduce by 1-2m all over. T3 - Cherry - Crown reduce by 1-1.5m all over.