Bridge House Moor Lane Briantspuddle DT2 7HR Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/03405 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Ash, - Remove (Fell)., T2 Beech, - Remove (Fell)., H1 Beech Hedge, - Reduce in height by up to 1 metre., - Reduce the sides back by up to 0.5 metre. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jun 2026
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Approved
22 Jul 2026

Approved on 22 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 9 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 145kb · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 78kb · 22 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 562kb · 23 Jun 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 394kb · 23 Jun 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.
Piddle Valley 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: Other Priority Habitats - NEZ
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
17 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Briantspuddle built-up area; Priority habitat 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT2 7HR
Received
23 Jun 2026
Validated
23 Jun 2026
Ward
West Purbeck Ward
Parish
Affpuddle and Turnerspuddle
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
22 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 4 days slower than Dorset's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. 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
16 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

20 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2020 Approved
(T1) Lime - re-pollard to previous points approximately 6 metres regeneration; (T2) Lime…
TWA/2020/068
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Tweeds School Lane Briantspuddle DT2 7HR
T1 Birch - Remove.
P/TRC/2025/02840
2024 Approved
7 Briantspuddle DT2 7HR
T1- Beech. 2m Crown reduction of entire tree retaining the natural flowing branch line. T…
P/TRC/2024/00464
2024 Approved
2 School Lane Briantspuddle DT2 7HR
T1 Ash - Fell. T2 Ash - Fell. T3 Conifer - Crown lift to 5m above ground level.
P/TRC/2024/00448
2023 Approved
Tweeds School Lane Briantspuddle DT2 7HR
T1 Palm - Fell. T2 Willow - Fell.
P/TRC/2023/01049
2022 Approved
Mill Cottage 3 School Lane Briantspuddle DT2 7HR
T1 Poplar - Crown reduction of up to 1.25m. T2 Conifer - Fell. T3 Willow - Fell.
P/TRC/2022/05271
2022 Approved
Bestberry House Bladen Valley To Moor Lane C79 1 Briantspuddle Dorchester DT2 7HR
Dead Ash: Fell.
P/TRD/2022/05089
2022 Approved
Land to north of Hanthorpe Cottage Briantspuddle DT2 7HR
2x Ash - Fell.
P/TRC/2022/03416
2022 Approved
Mill Cottage 3 School Lane Briantspuddle DT2 7HR
T1 Ash - Fell T2 Ash - Fell
P/TRC/2022/02714
2021 Approved
School Cottage School Lane Briantspuddle DT2 7HR
T1 Ash - Fell. Replace with one walnut.
P/TRT/2021/03898
2020 Approved
Land to east of no.4, Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
(T1) Jubilee Oak - Prune branches nearing the BT lines to give a clearance of 2m from lin…
TWA/2020/122
2020 Approved
Hanthorpe Cottage, Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
1 - Silver birch - fell; 2 - Cherry - reduce by approximately 8ft to achieve an approxima…
TWA/2020/115
2020 Refused
School Cottage, School Lane, Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
(T1) Ash - fell and replace with rowan - District of Purbeck (School Cottage, Briantspudd…
TPO/2020/015
2019 Approved
Tweeds, School Lane, Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
(T1) Apple - fell; (T2) Purple plum - fell - Piddle Valley Conservation Area
TWA/2019/275
2019 Approved
Mill Cottage, 3 School Lane, Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
(T1) Ash - fell - Piddle Valley Conservation Area
TWA/2019/233
2017 Approved
Land to north of Hanthorpe Cottage, Moor Lane, Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
(T1) Willow - fell; (T2, T3, T4 & T5) Ash - fell - Piddle Valley Conservation Area
TWA/2017/227
2017 Approved
The Flat, Queen Post, Moor Lane, Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
(T1) Maple - fell; (T2) Maple - fell; (T3) Birch - crown lift to 4m and thin inner branch…
TWA/2017/156
2017 Approved
4 Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
(T1) Lawson cypress - fell; (T2) Ash - reduce and reshape by 3-4m to clear dwelling and u…
TWA/2017/015
2016 Approved
Mill Cottage, 3 School Lane, Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
(T1) Conifer - fell - Piddle Valley Conservation Area
TWA/2016/0092
2016 Approved
2 School Lane, Briantspuddle, DT2 7HR
(T1 & T2) Ash - fell - Piddle Valley Conservation Area
TWA/2016/0055
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
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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%).

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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