Planning application
Valley View Valley Road Harmans Cross BH19 3DX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Oak - Reduce by up to 3 metres. T2 Lime - Dismantle down to ground level (Fell). T3 Twin-stem Lime - Reduce in height by 3 metres back to appropriate growth points. T4 Lime - Dismantle down to ground level (Fell). G1 2x Oak - To be reduced back to previous cuts. This is roundly 2 metres off the top and reshaped. - Crown raise up to 4.5 metres up from ground level. Only making small diameter cuts to secondary and tertiary branches.
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/04682
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/04682
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 25 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- South East Purbeck Ward
- Parish
- Worth Matravers
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- BH19 3DX
Site history
Applications at this address on the Dorset register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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P/TRT/2026/04004 Awaiting decision
Valley View Valley Road Harmans Cross BH19 3DX
T1 Oak - Reduce by up to 3 metres. T2 Lime - Dismantle down to ground level. T3 Twin-stem Lime - Reduce in height by 3 metres back to appropriate growth points. T4 Lime - Dismantle down to ground level.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2026
Received by Dorset
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28 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 20 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
2 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.
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