Planning application
White Gables Bittles Green Motcombe SP7 9NX
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lime x5 - Re-pollard to previous pollard points.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/00437
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/00437
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 23 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 23 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 2 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- Parish
- Motcombe
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- SP7 9NX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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2 Mar 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 2 March 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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