4A Westleaze Close Charminster DT2 9QA

Pending P/TRT/2026/00010
Trees & landscaping
Council
Dorset 7.3/10
Date received
30 Dec 2025
Date validated
30 Dec 2025
Postcode
DT2 9QA

Description

T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce by up to 4m in height and spread (on both sides) T2 Ash - Reduce south western canopy overhanging garden building by up to 4m, crown lifting by removal of tertiary branches to 6m

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Historical activity at this location

10 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved
T1 Horse Chestnut - Crown raise to give clearance of 1-2m from utility wires & crown rais…
P/TRT/2021/05419
2021 Refused
T1 Horse Chestnut - Crown raise to give clearance of 1-2m from adjacent utility wires, cr…
P/TRT/2021/04555
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
5A Westleaze Close Charminster DT2 9QA
Existing brick elevations to be re-clad with render and Cedral cladding.
P/HOU/2025/01633
2025 Approved
5A Westleaze Close Charminster DT2 9QA
T13 - Lime - Crown lift over the drive up to the lowest scaffold limbs - approximately 1…
P/TRT/2025/00555
2023
6 Westleaze Close Charminster Dorset DT2 9QA
Erect dwelling within the side grounds
P/FUL/2023/05692
2022 Approved
2 Westleaze Close Charminster Dorset DT2 9QA
Erect first floor extension over existing ground floor garage.
P/HOU/2022/03407
2020 Approved
5B WESTLEAZE CLOSE, CHARMINSTER, DORCHESTER, DT2 9QA
T1 Sweet Chestnut - Cut back from property by 2-3m to adequate live point - to allow more…
WD/D/20/002503
2020 Approved
1 WESTLEAZE CLOSE, CHARMINSTER, DORCHESTER, DT2 9QA (Ref: Dorchester/PCP008/AP)
Notification of intention to install electronic communications apparatus under the Electr…
WD/D/20/001452
2019 Approved
5A WESTLEAZE CLOSE, CHARMINSTER, DORCHESTER, DT2 9QA
T22 Beech - Reduce extended branches by 2 metres and re-balance the offset crown by 2.5 m…
WD/D/19/001679
2017 Approved
WESTLEAZE HOUSE, CHARMINSTER, DORCHESTER, DT2 9PZ
REPLACE EXISTING GARDEN STORE WITH DETACHED TIMBER CLAD GARDEN ROOM
WD/D/17/001151
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.3/10
Good
#43 of 292 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dorset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #50 out of 292. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (94%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
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Dorset decision performance
Based on MHCLG data, 2025
91%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #95 of 292
94%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #101 of 292
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (64%) #50 of 292
34%
Extended time limit
Below avg (40%) #85 of 292
77%
Minor dwellings approved
341 decided (1-9 homes)
79%
Major dwellings approved
48 decided (10+ homes)
79%
Change of use approved
87 decided
2,785
Total decisions
258 refused in 2025
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