Planning application
5b Westleaze Close Charminster DT2 9QA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Maple - Fell T2 Sweet Chestnut - Reduce eastern quadrant of the crown by up to 1.5 - 2m, pruning back to suitable growth points and blending the works into the remaining canopy. Crown raise by up to 2m through the removal of selected lower secondary branches.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/03738
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/03738
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Granted As published: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 9 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 9 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 21 Aug 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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9 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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4 Aug 2026
Status changed to Under Officer Consideration
Previously Out To Consultation.
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21 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
14 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Dorset granted permission on 21 August 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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