Planning application
9 Starlight Farm Close Verwood BH31 7BS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak (located next to drive at front of property) - 2.5m selective reduction focusing on declining sections over driveway and footpath.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/07090
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/07090
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 28 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 28 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 29 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Verwood Ward
- Parish
- Verwood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH31 7BS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Nov 2025
Received by Dorset
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29 Dec 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 29 December 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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