Planning application
Land adjacent to Hope Cottage 1 Chantry Mews Motcombe Shaftesbury SP7 9FA
Works: Trees
Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.
Proposal
T1 & T2 - Horse Chestnut - Crown lift over highway to 5.2m from ground and thin canopy by 15%. T3 - Oak - Crown lift over highway to 5.2m from ground and thin canopy by 15%.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/05939
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/05939
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Split Decision
- Decision
- Part approved, part refused As published: Tree Works - TPO - Split
- Received
- 6 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 6 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Motcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 9FA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Oct 2025
Received by Dorset
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Split
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsAfter the decision
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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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