Planning application
6 Westleaze Close Charminster DT2 9QA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T28 Oak - To reduce the crown by 2-3 metres, maximum diameter final pruning cuts of 150mm, remove the lowest sub-lateral branch over No. 5 Westleaze Close (and the small tree in the grounds of no. 5) T29 Copper Beech - Remove lowest small diameter tertiary branches extending over driveway/access to Nos. 5, 5a, and 5b to give clearance from the ground level to (approximately) 3.5m.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/00620
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/00620
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 5 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 5 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 31 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Charminster St. Mary's Ward
- Parish
- Charminster
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT2 9QA
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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5 Feb 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 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
11 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 31 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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