7 West Walks Dorchester DT1 1RE
Proposal
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce height by 2-3m
- Received
- 27 February 2025
- Decided
- 4 April 2025 · Tree Works - CA - No Objection
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester West Ward
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- ReceivedSubmitted27 Feb
- ValidatedValidated27 Feb
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided4 Apr
Decided in 36 days (council typically 42)
This is a tree application at 7 West Walks Dorchester DT1 1RE. Dorset has handled 5,897 applications of this type and approves nearly all of them, typically deciding them in 28 days. This one was decided in 36 days, 8 days longer than Dorset's median. The site is in the Dorchester conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 81 applications across Dorchester West Ward. We hold 1,726 applications in total for the DT1 postcode area.
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Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202419 Mar
G1 Conifer - Reduce in height by up to 2m T2 Silver Birch - Reduce spread of canopy by up to 2m T3 Cypress…
ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaP/TRC/2024/01483 - 202323 Jan
H1 Leylandii Cypress & Lawson - Reduce height by 2m - to allow more light T1 Leylandii - Fell - outgrown…
ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaP/TRC/2023/00405
Planning constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Dorchester Conservation Area 1
- Listed building: House at 8 West WalksOn or next to this site
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (20)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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