Planning application
The Old Rectory Junction At Weathergrove Farm To Junction Shillers Lane Sandford Orcas DT9 4SB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 & T2 Sycamore - Approx 4m reduction of the canopy that overhangs neighbouring property (The Old House) T3 Horse chestnut - 2-3m reduction of canopy that over hangs the boundary onto the property next door (The Old House)
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/02897
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/02897
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 28 May 2026
- Validated
- 28 May 2026
- Decided
- 7 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Sherborne Rural Ward
- Parish
- Sandford Orcas
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT9 4SB
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 4 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 2 refused.
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P/TRC/2026/00971 Refused
The Old Rectory Junction At Weathergrove Farm To Junction Shillers Lane Sandford Orcas DT9 4SB
T1 Sycamore - Cut back 2 lower limbs that overhang the neighbours property by 6m T2 Horse Chestnut - Remove 2 lower limbs that overhang neighbours property by 9m T3 Sycamore - Remove 2 lower limbs than overhang neighbours fence by 5m
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P/TRT/2026/00971 Refused
The Old Rectory Junction At Weathergrove Farm To Junction Shillers Lane Sandford Orcas DT9 4SB
T1 Sycamore - Cut back 2 lower limbs that overhang the neighbours property by 6m T2 Horse Chestnut - Remove 2 lower limbs that overhang neighbours property by 9m T3 Sycamore - Remove 2 lower limbs than overhang neighbours fence by 5m
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P/TRT/2026/00450 Granted
The Old Rectory Junction At Weathergrove Farm To Junction Shillers Lane Sandford Orcas DT9 4SB
T8 Ash - Reduce in height 6m and shorten radius 3m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 May 2026
Received by Dorset
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7 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 7 July 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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