Planning application
Ampersand House Christys Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8DL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore - Crown lift by removing lowest limb extending due west toward road. Radial reduction of canopy extending due east toward house, cutting back by 3m. T2 - Ash - Crown lift by removing one lower lateral branch extending due south.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/07408
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/07408
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 16 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 16 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 14 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Shaftesbury Town Ward
- Parish
- Shaftesbury
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 8DL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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14 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 14 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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