Planning application
15 Maple Tree Close - land adjacent to Blandford Forum DT11 7FU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Sycamore - Raise crown to 4m above ground level and reduce lateral crown to give 1.8m clearance from roof.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/07334
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/07334
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 9 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 9 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Blandford Ward
- Parish
- Blandford Forum
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT11 7FU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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21 Jan 2026
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
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 21 January 2026, 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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3 Maple Tree Close Blandford Forum DT11 7FU
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T1 & T2 - Birch - Tip reduce branches encroaching on roof and fabric of building to give 2m clearance from walls and 2.5m clearance from roof. T3 - Hazel - Tip reduce branches encroaching on building by 2m. G4 - Various species - Cut back branches overhanging garden by up to 2.5m but no further than fenceline and up to a height of 5m.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Beechlands Milldown Road Blandford Forum DT11 7DD
T1 - Copper Beech - Reduce the crown on the garden side of the tree by 1–1.5m. Crown lift secondary and tertiary branches only to provide a 5.2m clearance over the road and a 3.5m clearance over the driveway. T2 - Cypress - Reduce the height by 4m and shape the sides by up reducing up to 0.5m. T3 - Cherry - Carry out a 0.5m formative reduction. T4 - Purple-Leaved Twisted Hazel - Carry out a 0.5m formative reduction.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Whiteford Milldown Road Blandford Forum DT11 7DD
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Granted Trees 5 docs
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