Planning application
Staddles Plaisters Lane Weymouth DT3 6LQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Walnut (T1) - Prune to reduce the eastern crown extent by up to 0.5m, pruning back to suitable growth points Beech (T3) - Selective crown reduction of up 0.5m all around, pruning back to suitable growth points and retaining the natural crown form
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/04607
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/04607
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 21 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 21 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Littlemoor and Preston Ward
- Parish
- Weymouth
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT3 6LQ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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P/TRT/2025/06485 Granted
Staddles Plaisters Lane Weymouth DT3 6LQ
Apple (T1) - Prune to remove water shoots from the top of the canopy by selectively reducing the top growth by 0.75 - 1m Beech (T2) - Prune the lower over extended growth on the south-eastern side of the canopy (over the driveway) by up to 1.25m. Crab Apple x 2 and Cherry x 1 (G2) - Selective prune by up to 1m all around.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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26 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 16 October 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Dorset took a median of 37 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 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 happens while it is decided
This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided tree works applications in a median of 26 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Staddles Plaisters Lane Weymouth DT3 6LQ
Apple (T1) - Prune to remove water shoots from the top of the canopy by selectively reducing the top growth by 0.75 - 1m Beech (T2) - Prune the lower over extended growth on the south-eastern side of the canopy (over the driveway) by up to 1.25m. Crab Apple x 2 and Cherry x 1 (G2) - Selective prune by up to 1m all around.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Mullions Plaisters Lane Weymouth DT3 6LQ
94% historically approved · decision due ~16 Oct
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