Planning application
8 The Kingfishers Verwood BH31 6NP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Oak - Crown reduce “selective prune” prune elongated branches to balance, pruning from tips inwards by 1.5 metres to suitable growth points. - Reduce uppermost crown to balance prune height from tips inwards by 1.5 metres. - Crown raise lowest branches pruning 1.5 metres from tips inwards. T2 Oak - Crown reduce “selective prune” prune elongated branches to balance, pruning from tips inwards by 1.5 metres to suitable growth points. - Reduce uppermost crown to balance, prune height from tips inwards by 1.5 metres. - Crown raise lowest branches pruning 1.5 metres from tips inwards to lift canopy.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/00301
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/00301
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 19 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 19 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 13 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Verwood Ward
- Parish
- Verwood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH31 6NP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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13 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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26 Jul 2026
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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 13 February 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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