Little Orchard Cottage Church Street West Stour Gillingham SP8 5RL Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/02028 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Lilac - Reduce height to 1.5m from ground as per annotated photograph., T2 - Willow - Reduce crown by 2-3m to height and lateral spread, and remove limb overhanging neighbour's property as per annotated photograph., T3 - Elder - Reduce crown to 5ft from ground. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Apr 2026
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Approved
19 May 2026

Approved on 19 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 143kb · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 75kb · 15 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Redacted 831kb · 13 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Annotaed photograph of Lilax 213kb · 22 Apr 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

West Stour Conservation Area 2 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: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the West Stour 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 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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
SP8 5RL
Received
22 Apr 2026
Validated
22 Apr 2026
Ward
Gillingham Ward
Parish
West Stour
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
19 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 27 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
1,635decided 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 →

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2022 Approved
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2020 Approved
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T1 - Conifer - Fell as tree is dying. T2 - Conifer - Fell as tree is dead.
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2019 Approved
Ashley House Church Street West Stour Dorset SP8 5RL
T1 - Apple - Remove all branches and remove trunk to approximately 3m from ground level.
2/2019/0388/CATREE
2019 Approved
Village Hall Church Street West Stour SP8 5RL
T1 - Plum - Fell because of proximity to village hall building to prevent damage to build…
2/2019/0285/CATREE
2018 Approved
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2016 Approved
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T1 - Eucalyptus - A high pollard at about 4m, where it has been pruned before as its grow…
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2016 Approved
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2016 Approved
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Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other 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
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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