Batchfoot Country House 181 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 2 approved, 0 refused.

• P/TRC/2025/05611 Granted

  Batchfoot Country House 181 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE

  Cypress (G1) - Fell x 5 dead stems from within this linear group. x4 are suppressed and under the larger trees and x1 is at the end of the line of trees. Ash (T6) - Fell. Ash (T7) - Fell. Mixed broadleaves (G2) - Crown raise to 4m above ground level. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G1 of TPO). Sycamore (T11) - Remove long lever arm branch with large decay cavities. Mixed Broadleaves (G3) - Selective pruning to reduce long lever arm branch growth over the adjacent lane and towards the neighbouring properties by up to 2.5m. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G3 of TPO). Elm (G4) - Fell x3 dead/moribund elm trees. Sycamore (T12) - Selective pruning of western (house) side of the crown by 2m. Elder (T13). Fell. Following works are being considered under application P/TRT/2025/05829 as they may be trees protected by Tree Preservation Order WPBC/4: Sycamore (T1) - Selective prune the crown on the southern (house) side of the crown by 2 - 2.5m. Ash (T2 and T3) - Fell. Horse Chestnut (T4) - Reduce the eastern stem by around 40% (around 12m). Mixed broadleaves (G2) - Crown raise to 4m above ground level. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G1 of TPO). Mixed Broadleaves (G3) - Selective pruning to reduce long lever arm branch growth over the adjacent lane and towards the neighbouring properties by up to 2.5m. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G3 of TPO). Horse Chestnut (G5) - Reduce the height of the heavily leaning south-eastern most tree by 3m. Sycamore (G6) - Selective pruning of lower branches on the western (garage) side of these trees to create a clearance of 2.5m.

  Decided 27 Oct 2025 Trees

1. 22 Sep 2025

   Received by Dorset

2. 27 Oct 2025

   Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

• P/TRC/2025/05611 Granted

  Batchfoot Country House 181 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE

  Cypress (G1) - Fell x 5 dead stems from within this linear group. x4 are suppressed and under the larger trees and x1 is at the end of the line of trees. Ash (T6) - Fell. Ash (T7) - Fell. Mixed broadleaves (G2) - Crown raise to 4m above ground level. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G1 of TPO). Sycamore (T11) - Remove long lever arm branch with large decay cavities. Mixed Broadleaves (G3) - Selective pruning to reduce long lever arm branch growth over the adjacent lane and towards the neighbouring properties by up to 2.5m. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G3 of TPO). Elm (G4) - Fell x3 dead/moribund elm trees. Sycamore (T12) - Selective pruning of western (house) side of the crown by 2m. Elder (T13). Fell. Following works are being considered under application P/TRT/2025/05829 as they may be trees protected by Tree Preservation Order WPBC/4: Sycamore (T1) - Selective prune the crown on the southern (house) side of the crown by 2 - 2.5m. Ash (T2 and T3) - Fell. Horse Chestnut (T4) - Reduce the eastern stem by around 40% (around 12m). Mixed broadleaves (G2) - Crown raise to 4m above ground level. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G1 of TPO). Mixed Broadleaves (G3) - Selective pruning to reduce long lever arm branch growth over the adjacent lane and towards the neighbouring properties by up to 2.5m. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G3 of TPO). Horse Chestnut (G5) - Reduce the height of the heavily leaning south-eastern most tree by 3m. Sycamore (G6) - Selective pruning of lower branches on the western (garage) side of these trees to create a clearance of 2.5m.

  Decided 27 Oct 2025 Trees

1 later application on the register refers to this one:

• P/TRC/2025/05611 Granted

  Batchfoot Country House 181 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE

  Cypress (G1) - Fell x 5 dead stems from within this linear group. x4 are suppressed and under the larger trees and x1 is at the end of the line of trees. Ash (T6) - Fell. Ash (T7) - Fell. Mixed broadleaves (G2) - Crown raise to 4m above ground level. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G1 of TPO). Sycamore (T11) - Remove long lever arm branch with large decay cavities. Mixed Broadleaves (G3) - Selective pruning to reduce long lever arm branch growth over the adjacent lane and towards the neighbouring properties by up to 2.5m. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G3 of TPO). Elm (G4) - Fell x3 dead/moribund elm trees. Sycamore (T12) - Selective pruning of western (house) side of the crown by 2m. Elder (T13). Fell. Following works are being considered under application P/TRT/2025/05829 as they may be trees protected by Tree Preservation Order WPBC/4: Sycamore (T1) - Selective prune the crown on the southern (house) side of the crown by 2 - 2.5m. Ash (T2 and T3) - Fell. Horse Chestnut (T4) - Reduce the eastern stem by around 40% (around 12m). Mixed broadleaves (G2) - Crown raise to 4m above ground level. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G1 of TPO). Mixed Broadleaves (G3) - Selective pruning to reduce long lever arm branch growth over the adjacent lane and towards the neighbouring properties by up to 2.5m. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G3 of TPO). Horse Chestnut (G5) - Reduce the height of the heavily leaning south-eastern most tree by 3m. Sycamore (G6) - Selective pruning of lower branches on the western (garage) side of these trees to create a clearance of 2.5m.

  Decided 27 Oct 2025 Trees

Dorset granted permission on 27 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.

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.

• Batchfoot Country House 181 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE

  P/TRC/2025/05611 Submitted 22 Sep 2025 50 yards away

  Cypress (G1) - Fell x 5 dead stems from within this linear group. x4 are suppressed and under the larger trees and x1 is at the end of the line of trees. Ash (T6) - Fell. Ash (T7) - Fell. Mixed broadleaves (G2) - Crown raise to 4m above ground level. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G1 of TPO). Sycamore (T11) - Remove long lever arm branch with large decay cavities. Mixed Broadleaves (G3) - Selective pruning to reduce long lever arm branch growth over the adjacent lane and towards the neighbouring properties by up to 2.5m. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G3 of TPO). Elm (G4) - Fell x3 dead/moribund elm trees. Sycamore (T12) - Selective pruning of western (house) side of the crown by 2m. Elder (T13). Fell. Following works are being considered under application P/TRT/2025/05829 as they may be trees protected by Tree Preservation Order WPBC/4: Sycamore (T1) - Selective prune the crown on the southern (house) side of the crown by 2 - 2.5m. Ash (T2 and T3) - Fell. Horse Chestnut (T4) - Reduce the eastern stem by around 40% (around 12m). Mixed broadleaves (G2) - Crown raise to 4m above ground level. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G1 of TPO). Mixed Broadleaves (G3) - Selective pruning to reduce long lever arm branch growth over the adjacent lane and towards the neighbouring properties by up to 2.5m. (May have a branch or two from a tree in G3 of TPO). Horse Chestnut (G5) - Reduce the height of the heavily leaning south-eastern most tree by 3m. Sycamore (G6) - Selective pruning of lower branches on the western (garage) side of these trees to create a clearance of 2.5m.

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• 194 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE

  P/VOC/2025/07083 Submitted 27 Nov 2025 100 yards away

  Replace the existing garage with new and replace the existing concrete lintels to main house with timber (with variation of condition 1 of planning permission reference P/HOU/2023/03035 to amend plans)

  Granted Amendments 10 docs

• 176 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE

  P/TRC/2026/00452 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 200 yards away

  Twisted Willow (T1) - Pollard at a new lower height of approximately 4m

  Withdrawn Trees 3 docs

• 176 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE

  P/TRC/2026/00727 Submitted 9 Feb 2026 200 yards away

  Twisted Willow (T1) - Fell

  Granted Trees 6 docs

• North Bank Friar Waddon Road Weymouth DT3 4EN

  P/TRC/2026/03725 Submitted 9 Jul 2026 200 yards away

  Beech T1 & Beech T2 – Crown raise to 5.2m over the highway and match in around the entire radius by the pruning of tertiary and secondary branches only and prune to clear the phone lines by up to 1m (amended description of works).

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 172 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE

  P/TRC/2025/05305 Submitted 9 Sep 2025 200 yards away

  T1 Copper Beech - Remove T2 Rhododenron - Remove T3 Cherry Laurel - Remove T4 Aucuba Japonica - Remove

  Granted Trees 10 docs

• P/TRT/2026/04365 Granted

  26-30 Unit 2 Canford Bottom Colehill BH21 2HD

  Leyland Cypress (red circle) - Fell.

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Trees
• 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.

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• 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.

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/04604 Granted

  8 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA

  T1 Birch - Fell

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04351 Withdrawn

  2 Grange Park Thornford DT9 6QG

  T1 Beech - Reduce the whole canopy by approx 2.5-3m

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Trees