The Old Rectory Church Path Litton Cheney DT2 9AH Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/05110 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Out To Consultation
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T3 Ash - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
16 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 11 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 11 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026.

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 258kb · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 398kb · 16 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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.
Litton Cheney 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.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Habitat network: Other Priority Habitats -NEX
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
8 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Old Rectory, Grade II, 42 m away · 1 Grade I, 7 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Litton Cheney 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 20 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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT2 9AH
Received
16 Sept 2026
Validated
16 Sept 2026
Ward
Chesil Bank Ward
Parish
Litton Cheney
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
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
8 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 Ash - Remove major deadwood T2 & T3 Ash - Fell by sections T4 Elm - Fell by sections T…
P/TRC/2025/05234
2025 Approved
T1, T2, T3 & T4 Ash - Fell
P/TRC/2025/01014
2021 Approved
Installation of a freestanding aluminium greenhouse
P/HOU/2021/01692
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
The Old Rectory Church Path Litton Cheney Dorset DT2 9AH
T1, T2, T3 & T4 Ash - Fell
P/TRC/2024/00639
2024 Approved
St Marys Church Church Path Litton Cheney DT2 9AH
T1 & T2 Beech - Crown raise by up to 2m & clean throughout
P/TRC/2024/00515
2023 Approved
The Old Rectory Church Path Litton Cheney Dorset DT2 9AH
T1 Beech - Remove the 2 lowest overextended limbs T2 Elm - Fell T3 Sycamore - Remove the…
P/TRT/2023/06773
2023 Approved
The Old Rectory Church Path Litton Cheney Dorset DT2 9AH
T1 Elm - Fell T2 Ash - Fell T3 Wingnut - Crown raise to 3.5m T4 Ash - Fell T5 - T7 Ash…
P/TRC/2023/06772
2023 Approved
Summer Hill Chalk Pit Lane Litton Cheney DT2 9AN
Change of use from Agricultural to extension to residential curtilage, Construction of a…
P/CLE/2023/01772
2022 Approved
The Old Rectory Church Path Litton Cheney Dorset DT2 9AH
T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, T6, T7 & T8 Ash - Fell - die back T9 Beech - Crown raise to 12ft & re…
P/TRC/2022/07173
2021 Approved
The Old Rectory Church Path Litton Cheney Dorset DT2 9AH
T1 Beech - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)
P/TRD/2021/03930
2020 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH PATH, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9AH
T1 & T6 Ash (T1) - Reduce tertiary branches encroaching on the neighbouring grave yard by…
WD/D/20/003002
2020 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH PATH, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9AH
T1 & T2 Ash - Fell - die back & for safety
WD/D/20/002730
2020 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH PATH, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9AH
T1 & T2 Horse Chestnut - Fell - damaging fencing
WD/D/20/001225
2020 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH PATH, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9AH
T3 Ash - Crown raise boundary trees on field side to 6m - to allow farm machinery to pass…
WD/D/20/000667
2020 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH PATH, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9AH
T1 Alder & T2 Willow - Remove under Regulation 14 (S198)
WD/D/20/000547
2020 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH PATH, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9AH
T1 Alder - Full crown reduction by up to approx 1.5 - 2m & remove primary limb as indicat…
WD/D/20/000216
2017 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH PATH, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9AH
Erection of a freestanding aluminium greenhouse.
WD/D/18/000001
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