31 Corfe Road Stoborough BH20 5AD Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/03643 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Acer, - Fell to ground level., T2 Norway Maple, - Fell to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
30 Jul 2026

Approved on 30 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 144kb · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 74kb · 30 Jul 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 383kb · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 391kb · 6 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 11

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.
Stoborough 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.
Ramsar wetland 132 m away: Poole Harbour
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
5 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Former Post Office, Grade II, 33 m away · 5 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 ↗
SSSI 132 m away: Wareham Meadows 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
Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; Inside the Stoborough built-up area; Heritage coast 62 m away: Purbeck; 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 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
BH20 5AD
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Wareham Ward
Parish
Arne
Case officer
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Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
30 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 24 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

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29 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

23 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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Erect ground floor front and side extension. Alter drive
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2022 Approved
28 Corfe Road Stoborough BH20 5AD
Apple tree - Fell.
P/TRC/2022/03060
2021 Refused
25 Corfe Road Stoborough Dorset BH20 5AD
Remove side extension and replace with two storey side extension with dual pitched roof…
6/2021/0332
2020 Approved
29 Corfe Road, Stoborough, BH20 5AD
(T1) Maple - fell (replacement maple already planted) - Stoborough Conservation Area
TWA/2020/081
2020 Approved
Stoborough Primary School Corfe Road Stoborough BH20 5AD
Install replacement white powder coated aluminium double glazed windows and doors
6/2020/0217
2019 Refused
43 Corfe Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5AD
Removal of condition 5 of planning permission - 6/2019/0181 (Demolish garage and erect ne…
6/2019/0614
2019 Approved
Stoborough Primary School Corfe Road Stoborough BH20 5AD
Erect a timber building
6/2019/0422
2019 Approved
43 Corfe Road, Stoborough, BH20 5AD
Demolish garage and erect new dwelling.
6/2019/0181
2019 Approved
24 Corfe Road, Stoborough, BH20 5AB
(T1) Birch - crown reduce by up to 2m back to suitable pruning points; (T2) Rowan - crown…
TWA/2019/023
2018 Approved
28 Corfe Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5AD
Erect 2 single storey extensions and install flue. Change to external materials and remov…
6/2018/0385
2018 Approved
30 Corfe Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5AD
Single storey rear extension
6/2018/0244
2018 Approved
Stoborough Primary School, Corfe Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5AD
Replacement sheds and the relocation of an existing summer house.
6/2018/0150
2018 Approved
28 Corfe Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5AD
Erect 2 single storey extensions and install flue. Construct dormer window on west elevat…
6/2018/0032
2018 Approved
Stoborough Primary School, Corfe Road, Stoborough, BH20 5AD
(T1) Willow - fell one stem leaning towards pavement - Stoborough Conservation Area
TWA/2018/036
2017 Approved
43 Corfe Road, STOBOROUGH, BH20 5AD
Erect new garden fences and increase height of chimney pot
6/2017/0587
2017 Approved
43 Corfe Road, STOBOROUGH, BH20 5AD
Erect new garden fences and increase height of chimney pot
6/2017/0588
2017 Approved
Ridge Cottage, Corfe Road, Stoborough, BH20 5AB
(T1) Cypress - fell - Stoborough Conservation Area
TWA/2017/194
2017 Approved
Ridge Cottage, Corfe Road, Stoborough, BH20 5AB
(G1 & T1) Line of cypress and 1x spruce - crown reduce to restore to hedge - Stoborough C…
TWA/2017/189
2017 Approved
43 Corfe Road, Stoborough, BH20 5AD
New roof comprising thatch covering, fire protection membrane and structure, masonry and…
6/2017/0459
2017 Approved
Stoborough Primary School, Corfe Road, Stoborough, Wareham, BH20 5AD
Replacement of 3 no. timber windows and 1 no. door
6/2017/0423
2016 Approved
Ridge Cottage, Corfe Road, Stoborough, BH20 5AB
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2016 Refused
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Form new vehicular access and car parking area with retaining wall and steps
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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