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P/TRD/2026/02667 - Tree Dead Or Dangerous Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198) Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
15 May 2026
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Approved
15 May 2026

Approved on 15 May 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Oct 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 157kb · 18 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 88kb · 18 May 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Location Plan 259kb · 15 May 2026 View ↗

Other documents 4

PDF Pic 1 268kb · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Pic 2 Redacted 3219kb · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Pic 3 Redacted 3123kb · 15 May 2026 View ↗ PDF Pic 4 Redacted 3040kb · 15 May 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Bandstand and surrounding twelve park benches
List entry 1220900 · The pin is inside its outline · 7 more listed buildings within 150 m (5 Grade II)
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 ↗
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.
Registered park or garden: Borough Gardens, Dorchester
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
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.
Scheduled monument 23 m away: Dorchester Roman walls
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Dorchester (Dorset) built-up area; Priority habitat 22 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 Dead Or Dangerous
Postcode
DT1 1RG
Received
15 May 2026
Validated
15 May 2026
Ward
Dorchester West Ward
Parish
Dorchester
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
Decision date
15 May 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 26 days faster than Dorset's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
2,271decided 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 →

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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