Azure 56 Preston Road Weymouth Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRD/2026/03877 - Tree Works - Statutory Undertakers Response Issued

Proposal

T15 - Poplar - Crown lift to 5.5m over the highway and 4.0m on other sides and remove all basal sucker growth under regulation 14 due to adverse effect on highway use. Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
16 Jul 2026
Decision
Expected by 10 Sept 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 85.

Site constraints 4

Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Weymouth built-up area; Flood defence 34 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 25 year flood); Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Dorset - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works - Statutory Undertakers
Received
16 Jul 2026
Validated
16 Jul 2026
Ward
Littlemoor and Preston Ward
Parish
Weymouth
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Paul Young

Decision outlook

Day 85, past the statutory target. 100% of tree and landscaping works in Dorset are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 15 Oct 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 30 Sept 2026.

Day 8529 days past the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,635decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →

Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Dorset is faster than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #51 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (95%) than the national average (90%).

Faster than most councils
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Dorset decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
92%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #80 of 296
95%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #74 of 296
78%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #51 of 296
35%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #102 of 296
81%
Minor dwellings approved
344 decided (1-9 homes)
85%
Major dwellings approved
40 decided (10+ homes)
76%
Change of use approved
85 decided
2,781
Total decisions
233 refused in the year to March 2026