Planning application
4 Walnut Orchard Portesham DT3 4LH
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Walnut - Reduce entirely by up to 1.5m & shape
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2024/07178
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2024/07178
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Refused
- Received
- 5 Dec 2024
- Validated
- 5 Dec 2024
- Decided
- 30 Dec 2024
- Ward
- Chesil Bank Ward
- Parish
- Portesham
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT3 4LH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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P/TRT/2026/04209 Awaiting decision
4 Walnut Orchard Portesham DT3 4LH
T1 Walnut - Crown raise from 2-3m on all compass points (as per photo submitted), removing the downward growing secondary branches from the more major limbs. Prune away from the garage to give up to 1m clearance as appropriate.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Dec 2024
Received by Dorset
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30 Dec 2024
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Refused
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9 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Dorset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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
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4 Walnut Orchard Portesham DT3 4LH
95% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct
T1 Walnut - Crown raise from 2-3m on all compass points (as per photo submitted), removing the downward growing secondary branches from the more major limbs. Prune away from the garage to give up to 1m clearance as appropriate.
Awaiting decision Trees 12 docs -
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31 Frys Close Portesham DT3 4LQ
T1 - Sycamore - Pollard back to previous cut points.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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7 Winters Close Portesham DT3 4HP
T1 Sycamore - Reduce extended lateral limb overhanging garage by up to 2m to balance & remove lowest lateral limb growing over footpath T2 Sycamore – Reduce limbs growing towards property 11 winters close by 2m, all to suitable growth points, shaping & balancing accordingly. Removal of all dead wood throughout.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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