Planning application
16 St Johns Hill Wimborne Minster BH21 1DD
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Apple tree - Canopy reduction by approximately 30% to give finished height of 4 metres and width of 4 metres. T2 Sweet Chestnut - Crown lift to 2.5 metres from ground cutting tertiary branches only.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/05158
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/05158
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 16 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Wimborne Minster Ward
- Parish
- Wimborne Minster
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH21 1DD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 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 11 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
1 document 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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12 St Johns Hill Wimborne BH21 1DD
(1) Small-leafed Holly (Ilex canariensis) - Reduce to the height of the hedge.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
20A St Johns Hill Wimborne Minster BH21 1DD
T1 Silver Birch - Fell to ground level. T2 Lime - Re-pollard to previous pruning points.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
St Johns Hill, Wimborne, BH21 1LQ
T7 Lime - Crown lift to 5.2 metres over highway. Remove basal suckers and epicormic growth to main bifurcation points. T8 Lime - Fell to ground level. Replant in same location. However, this will take time, allowing time for old roots to decay following stump grinding and soil to settle and be replenished. T9 Lime - Crown lift to 5.2 metres over highway. Remove epicormic growth on trunk and crown. T10 Lime - Crown lift to 5.2 metres over highway. Remove base suckers and epicormic growth. T11 Lime - Crown lift to 5.2 metres over highway. Remove epicormic growth on trunk and crown. T13 Lime - Remove base suckers and epicormic growth up to a height of 4 metres. T14 Lime - Crown lift to 5.2 metres over highway. Remove epicormic growth to main bifurcation points. For information only (tree 12 is not protected): T12 Lime - Crown lift to 5.2 metres over highway.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
10 St Johns Hill Wimborne Minster BH21 1DD
T1 Lime: Crown lift to a height of 6 metres; Reduce in height by 3 metres; Reduce lateral limbs growing towards 1 & 2 Harleston Villas by 1 metre.
Decided Trees 4 docs -
3 St Johns Hill Wimborne Minster BH21 1BX
T2 Western Red Cedar - Remove. G2 Group of 2 × Beech - Crown reduction by up to 2-3 metres (approximately 20–25% of crown volume).
Split decision Trees 5 docs -
3 St Johns Hill Wimborne Minster BH21 1BX
T1 Western Red Cedar - Remove to ground level. G1 Group of 5 × Cypress - Remove group to ground level.
Granted Trees 5 docs
Other tree works applications
In Dorset
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P/TRT/2026/04365 Granted
26-30 Unit 2 Canford Bottom Colehill BH21 2HD
Leyland Cypress (red circle) - Fell.
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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/2026/05152 Awaiting decision
4 Shooters Paddock Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AB
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.
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P/TRC/2026/04604 Granted
8 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA
T1 Birch - Fell
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P/TRT/2026/04351 Withdrawn
2 Grange Park Thornford DT9 6QG
T1 Beech - Reduce the whole canopy by approx 2.5-3m