Planning application
Southover Walditch Road Walditch DT6 4LF
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Tree A - Magnolia Soulangeana - Crown lift by 1.5 to 2m. Reduce the NE and SW sides by up to 2m. Tree B - Liquidambar - Crown lift by 2.5m.
As published by the council, reference P/TRC/2026/05340
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRC/2026/05340
- Type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 5 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 5 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Bridport Ward
- Parish
- Bridport
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT6 4LF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Oct 2026
Received by Dorset
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 30 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 39 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.
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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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