Planning application
P/TRT/2025/05829
Batchfoot Country House 181 Church Street Weymouth DT3 5QE
Proposal
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. Following works are being considered under applicaiton P/TRC/2025/05611 as the trees are protected by a Conservation Area: 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.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05829
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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22 Sep 2025
Received by Dorset
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27 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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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.
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