Planning application
Kildare Court 47 Dorchester Road Weymouth DT4 7JT
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
T1 Horse Chestnut - Re-pollard back to original pollard T2 & T3 Lime - Reduction of height back to the previous reductions (up to 4m)
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2025/07540
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2025/07540
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Refused
- Decision
- Refused As published: Tree Works - TPO - Refused
- Received
- 19 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 19 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Melcombe Regis Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT4 7JT
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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P/TRT/2026/01162 Granted
Kildare Court 47 Dorchester Road Weymouth DT4 7JT
T1 Horse Chestnut - Pollard back to the previous high pollard T2 & T3 Lime - Reduction of height back to appropriate laterals (Up to 3m)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Dec 2025
Received by Dorset
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Refused
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Dorset refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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Kildare Court 47 Dorchester Road Weymouth DT4 7JT
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Granted Trees 8 docs -
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