Planning application
50 Starlight Farm Close Verwood BH31 7BS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Front of property T1 English Oak - Prune growth growing towards property back by 1 metre. - Raise canopy to statutory highway (5.2m) over road.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/03579
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/03579
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 1 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 1 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 28 Jul 2026
- Ward
- Verwood Ward
- Parish
- Verwood
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH31 7BS
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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28 Jul 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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31 Jul 2026
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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 28 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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