Planning application
Ashleigh Cottage Gassons Lane Junction To Cothays Junction Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Quercus Robur (English Oak) - Height reduction of no more than 2m with a max cut dia of 75mm, reduction of the north and east facing crown by no more than 2.5m with a max cut dia of 50mm & internal crown thinned out by no more than 25% max cut dia of 50mm
As published by the council, reference P/TRT/2026/04690
Application record
- Reference
- P/TRT/2026/04690
- Type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Status
- Out To Consultation
- Received
- 26 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Marshwood Vale Ward
- Parish
- Whitchurch Canonicorum
- Decision by
- Delegated
- Postcode
- DT6 6RQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 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 21 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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