Planning application
8B Preston Road Weymouth DT3 6PZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Willow - Reduction of height by up to 2.5m & remove 3 horizontal limbs on the west of the canopy growing towards the public highway T2 Maple - Reduction on all compass points by up to 1m to achieve a profile as shown in the photograph provided & thin the canopy by up to 25% (as appropriate)
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05531
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/05531
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 18 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 18 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 13 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Littlemoor and Preston Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT3 6PZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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18 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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13 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 13 October 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. 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.
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