Planning application
P/TRT/2025/05899
The Beeches Dorchester Hill Blandford St Mary DT11 9AB
Proposal
T1 - Beech - Remove droopy low limbs as shown in photo attached. 1-2m pruning of branches. T2 - Beech - Remove all stem epicormic growth from ground level to first fork (at approximately 6m from ground). T3 - Beech - Reduce 2x lowest limbs by 1-2m to bring in line with rest of canopy. T4 - Beech - Fell. Replant with 1x container grown Fagus sylvatica 'purpurea' minimum height 2m tall.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05899
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Dorset
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12 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What a grant of permission means
The process from here
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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