Fordington Farm Alington Avenue Dorchester DT1 2AB
Approved on 11 February 2026
Council decision: Tree Works - TPO - ConsentDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T501 Sycamore - Reduce the branches below 4.5m on the southern side by 1m T510 Sycamore - Prune out the small branch that rubs against the adjacent ash at 3m T519A Western Red Cedar - Prune the lower branches to provide 0.5m of clearance from the ABC cable T520 Sycamore - Remove the basal shoots T521 Ash - Reduce the south side of the crown by 2-3m & remove the basal shoots
- Submitted
- 9 January 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Dorchester East Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted9 Jan
- ValidatedValidated9 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided11 Feb
Decided in 33 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Fordington Farm Alington Avenue Dorchester DT1 2AB. Dorset has handled 5,931 applications of this type. This one was decided in 33 days, 9 days quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 45 applications across Dorchester East Ward. We hold 1,737 applications in total for the DT1 postcode area.
95% of trees applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- DT1 2AB
- Application type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Dorchester
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 January 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Elmcroft Dover Street Stour Row Shaftesbury SP7 0QH
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, 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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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: Dorset
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