Planning application
4 Palmers Orchard Lytchett Matravers BH16 6HG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Ash - Reshape by up to 2 metres all over. T3 Silver Birch - Remove the lower epicormic growth up to 4 metres from ground level. T5 Oak - Shorten the limbs over the building by 1-2 metres to suitable growth points
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/00530
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/00530
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 29 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 29 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
- Parish
- Lytchett Matravers
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH16 6HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Jan 2026
Received by Dorset
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5 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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11 Aug 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 5 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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