TREES at the riverside picturesque, thatched Hangman’s Cottage in Dorchester are to be reduced in height.

The application, approved by Dorset Council, will affect two Beech trees, reducing their height by 30 feet.

Many of the other applications decided in the Dorchester area in recent days come under the category of ‘home improvement’.

The full details of each application can be seen by using the reference numbers, below, on the Dorset Council website.

P/TRC/2024/02689 - Hangmans Cottage Glyde Path Road Dorchester DT1 1XE. T1 & T2 Beech - Reduce height by 30ft. Tree Works - CA - No Objection.

P/LBC/2024/02406 - 4 The Street Moreton DT2 8RJ. Remove existing render from front elevation and re-render with lime. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/01855 - The Willows 1 Brooklands Milborne St Andrew DT11 0LP. Erect single storey rear extension. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/01311 - 36 Main Road Tolpuddle DT2 7EU. Erect extensions to provide first floor & to extend ground floor. Erect detached garage. Granted.

P/FUL/2024/01302 - Palace Court, Flat 10 Durngate Street Dorchester DT1 1EU. Replace existing windows to ground floor flat 10. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/02465 - 120 Coburg Road Dorchester DT1 2HT. Erect 2 Storey extension to side and rear of dwelling. Granted.

P/FUL/2024/01590 - Land at Frome Farm Frome Lane Frome St Quintin DT2 0HG. Change of use of land to site a mobile home for a temporary period of 2 years. Refused.

P/HOU/2024/02767 - 9 Spring Gardens Broadmayne DT2 8PP. Replace an existing attached flat roof garage with a two-storey extension. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/02542 - 4 Sydling Road Cerne Abbas DT2 7JT. Erect single storge double garage/craft room. Granted.

P/HOU/2024/02470 - 58 Casterbridge Road Dorchester DT1 2AG. Erect rear balcony from first floor bedroom, replace window with French doors onto balcony