10 Rectory Road Piddlehinton DT2 7TE Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/01983 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 & T2 Ash - Reduce by 3-4m in height & deadwood (30%) (cut size approximately 30cm) Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Apr 2026
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Approved
1 May 2026

Approved on 1 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 153kb · 5 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 85kb · 5 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 645kb · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 387kb · 9 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Dorset National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Piddlehinton Conservation Area conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Habitat network: Priority Rivers
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: No 11 and Adjoining Cottage, Grade II, 51 m away · 1 Grade I, 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Piddlehinton built-up area; 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 scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 11 September 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Sales history 2

Last sold for £985,000 in September 2013. Detached house, freehold.

27 September 2013£985,000
9 September 1998£420,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT2 7TE
Received
9 Apr 2026
Validated
9 Apr 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys Ward
Parish
Piddlehinton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
1 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 22 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,619decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Apr 2026

Historical activity at this location

19 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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Certificate of lawfulness to continue use of land as residential garden
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2023 Approved
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Erect two storey extension with associated alteration
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2022 Approved
9 Rectory Road Piddlehinton DT2 7TE
T1 Cherry - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)
P/TRD/2022/05104
2022 Approved
3 Rectory Road Piddlehinton Dorset DT2 7TE
Installation of air source heat pump
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2022 Approved
3 Rectory Road Piddlehinton Dorset DT2 7TE
T1 Sycamore - Coppice - to restore view of church T2 Ash - Fell - die back T3 & T4 Hawtho…
P/TRC/2022/02165
2021 Approved
3 Rectory Road Piddlehinton Dorchester DT2 7TE
Single storey rear extension
P/CLP/2021/03775
2021 Approved
5 Rectory Road Piddlehinton DT2 7TE
T1 Ash - Fell - in decline T2 Maple - Reduce laterals over green house by approx 1.5m (cr…
P/TRC/2021/03926
2021 Approved
3 Rectory Road Piddlehinton DT2 7TE
Removal of chimney
P/HOU/2021/02495
2020 Approved
8C RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TE
Mature multi-stemmed Sycamore (T1) - Remove southern most stem due to large decay cavity…
WD/D/20/000758
2019 Approved
PADDOCK HOUSE, RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TE
T1 Sycamore - reduce to pruning points shown within the Tree and Landscape Officer's phot…
WD/D/19/003085
2019 Approved
12 RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TE
Installation of lpg boiler and siting of lpg cylinder storage cabinet
WD/D/19/002374
2019 Approved
3 RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TE
T1 Poplar - Fell - growing through BT wires
WD/D/19/001471
2019 Approved
4 RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TE
T1 Lime - Fell - excessive shading T2 Maple - Fell - excessive shading
WD/D/19/000385
2019 Approved
2A RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TE
T1 & T2 Ash - Fell - excessive shading T3 Sycamore - Fell - excessive shading
WD/D/19/000109
2018 Approved
20 PAYNES CLOSE, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TF
Amendment to planning approval WD/D/18/001954 - Change of external wall material from fac…
WD/D/18/002689
2018 Approved
20 PAYNES CLOSE, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TF
Erection of rear extension
WD/D/18/001954
2017 Approved
9 RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TE
Reinstatement of floors and other works to property following flood damage.
WD/D/17/001026
2016 Approved
THE BARN, RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TE
Erect single storey side extension
WD/D/16/001143
2016 Approved
2 RECTORY ROAD, PIDDLEHINTON, DORCHESTER, DT2 7TE
Removal of existing porch and erection of single storey rear extension
WD/D/16/001137
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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