77 High Street Fordington Dorchester DT1 1LD Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/02323 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Hawthorn - Reduce back from roof by up to 3m to provide clearance and balance the crown Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Apr 2026
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Approved
20 May 2026

Approved on 20 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 12 Jul 2026

Documents 10

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 150kb · 21 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 83kb · 21 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 585kb · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 404kb · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗

Other documents 6

PDF Photographs and photomontages 430kb · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages 391kb · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages 416kb · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages 490kb · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages 506kb · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages 466kb · 28 Apr 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

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.
Dorchester Conservation Area 1 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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
18 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 82, Fordington High Street, Grade II, 43 m away · 1 Grade I, 17 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.
Show all 18 with distances
Historic England ↗
SSSI 144 m away: River Frome SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Also on the record
Registered park or garden 210 m away: Town Walks, Dorchester; Scheduled monument 248 m away: Dorchester Roman walls; Inside the Dorchester (Dorset) built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 £190,000 in April 2010. Terraced house, freehold.

30 April 2010£190,000
14 March 1997£50,500

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
DT1 1LD
Received
27 Apr 2026
Validated
27 Apr 2026
Ward
Dorchester East Ward
Parish
Dorchester
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
20 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 23 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
19 May 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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P/FUL/2025/07300
2025 Approved
87 High Street Fordington Dorchester DT1 1LD
Erect single storey rear extension.
P/HOU/2025/04841
2025 Approved
92 High Street Fordington Dorchester DT1 1LD
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P/FUL/2025/03069
2025 Approved
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G1 Mixed Species - Various works as per the description on submitted application form
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2025 Approved
95 High Street Fordington Dorchester DT1 1LD
Re-render front and side elevation. Modify and re-cover garage roof.
P/HOU/2025/00211
2025 Approved
95 High Street Fordington Dorchester DT1 1LD
Re-render front and side elevation. Modify and re-cover garage roof.
P/LBC/2025/00212
2025 Approved
64 Kings Road Dorchester DT1 1NH
T1 Eucalyptus - Pollard above the main union at a height of circa 5-6m, removing the larg…
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2024 Approved
Fordington Cottage 86 High Street Fordington Dorset DT1 1LD
T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce overhanging 4 limbs & branches by a max of 4ft
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2024 Approved
Fordington Surgery 91 High Street Fordington DT1 1LD
T1 Cherry - Reduce side over car park to make safe under Regulation 14 (S198)
P/TRD/2024/06467
2024 Approved
1 Church Acre Dorchester Dorset DT1 1RB
T1 Sorbus - Reduce entirely by up to 2m & shape in & remove deadwood
P/TRC/2024/00175
2023 Approved
63 High Street Fordington Dorchester Dorset DT1 1LD
G1 Beech & Rowan - Reduction back to previous pruning points, by reducing height by up to…
P/TRC/2023/07251
2023 Approved
11 Fordington Green Dorchester Dorset DT1 1LU
Birch (T1) - Reduce crown by 1.5m all around. Crown raise to 3m. Thin inner crown by 10-1…
P/TRC/2023/06701
2023 Approved
91-93 High Street Fordington Dorchester Dorset DT1 1LD
T1 - Cypress - Fell due to it being a low quality specimen in a poor location. It has gro…
P/TRC/2023/03625
2023 Approved
8 Alfred Place Dorchester Dorset DT1 1NW
T1 Apple - Fell
P/TRC/2023/02719
2022 Approved
12 Fordington Green Dorchester Dorset DT1 1LU
T1 Purple Leafed plum - Reduce height by 0.5m and eastern (garden side) by 1m - to reduce…
P/TRC/2022/05880
2022 Approved
4 Alfred Place Dorchester DT1 1NW
Erect single storey rear extension. Re-roof existing roof and install rooflight. Replace…
P/HOU/2022/03640
2022 Approved
85 High Street Fordington Dorchester DT1 1LD
Erect rear extension & internal alterations.
P/HOU/2022/02904
2021 Approved
18 Alfred Place Dorchester DT1 1NW
Erect single-storey rear extension.
P/HOU/2021/05241
2021 Approved
11 Fordington Green Dorchester DT1 1LU
T1 Birch - Prune responsive growth to 2017 pruning to reduce the crown by 1.5 - 2m all ar…
P/TRC/2021/03495
2017 Approved
63 HIGH STREET FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD
Erect single storey extension. Replace door and frame. Install 2No roof lights
WD/D/17/000844
2016 Withdrawn
91-93 HIGH STREET FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD
Replace wooden doubled glazed windows with UPVC
WD/D/16/002093
2016 Withdrawn
91-93 HIGH STREET FORDINGTON, DORCHESTER, DT1 1LD
Replace wooden doubled glazed windows with UPVC
WD/D/16/002094
2016 Approved
2 ALFRED PLACE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1NW
Existing sunroom to rear elevation replaced with new single storey lean-to extension to e…
WD/D/16/001033
2016 Withdrawn
2 ALFRED PLACE, DORCHESTER, DT1 1NW
Single storey lean-to rear extension to replace existing. In line with original rear; max…
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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

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