Planning application
3 Copse Road Verwood BH31 6HB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Oak - Reduce overall crown height from approximately 11 metres to 9 metres (circa 2 metre reduction). - Reduce lateral spread by approximately 2 metres. - Crown raise to provide approximately 5 metres clearance from ground level.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/01225
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/01225
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 3 Mar 2026
- Validated
- 3 Mar 2026
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Verwood Ward
- Parish
- Verwood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH31 6HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Mar 2026
Received by Dorset
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16 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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14 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 16 April 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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