Planning application
The Shooting Box Middle Road Lytchett Matravers BH16 6HJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1. Ash x3 - Crown reduction: removal of upto 2 metres from all branch ends to suitable active growth points, whilst retaining a natural crown form. 2. Monterey Pine - Tip prune lower lateral branches within the south-easterly to south-westerly quadrant by up to 1m, pruning back to suitable active growth points whilst retaining a natural crown form. Reduce the partially failed limb back to a suitable growth point identified during aerial inspection. Where the extent of damage is such that complete removal of the limb is considered necessary, the Local Planning Authority shall be consulted prior to the works being undertaken. Remove deadwood greater than 30mm in diameter
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/03991
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/03991
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Application Approved
- Decision
- Tree Works - TPO - Consent
- Received
- 24 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 24 Jul 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
- Parish
- Lytchett Matravers
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH16 6HJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Jul 2026
Received by Dorset
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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11 Aug 2026
Status changed to Awaiting Consultation Expiry
Previously Out To Consultation.
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Tree Works - TPO - Consent
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 25 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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