Westbury Cottage Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2025/06453 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Cherry Laurel - Reduce by 1-2m all round to bring back from 2 properties, H1 Mixed - Crown raise to 3-4m over footpath & crown raise 4-5m over neighbours drive Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
30 Oct 2025
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Approved
27 Nov 2025

Approved on 27 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 20 Oct 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 161kb · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 90kb · 28 Nov 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 100kb · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 389kb · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Photographs and photomontages 223kb · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages 239kb · 30 Oct 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Westbury Cottage Including Paving Stones in Front of the House.
List entry 1324420 · The pin is inside its outline · 42 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 39 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 ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett Catchment
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.
Sherborne 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.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Scheduled monument 176 m away: Sherborne Abbey, remains of; Inside the Sherborne built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 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 Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT9 3EL
Received
30 Oct 2025
Validated
30 Oct 2025
Ward
Sherborne West Ward
Parish
Sherborne
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
27 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 days from validation, about the council's usual 26 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,332decided 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
20 Nov 2025

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 Prunus - Fell
P/TRC/2025/00980
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Crosswood Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EP
T1 Copper Beech - Remove 1 branch (as per annotated photo submitted)
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2024 Approved
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Install Electric Vehicle Charger
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2024 Approved
1 The Lawns Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
Install French Drain
P/HOU/2024/07106
2024 Approved
1 The Lawns Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
Install French Drain
P/LBC/2024/07107
2024 Approved
Stonedyke House Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
Erect first floor extension, (demolish existing conservatory). Alterations to outbuilding…
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2024 Approved
Stonedyke House Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
Erect first floor extension, insertion of rooflight (demolish existing conservatory)
P/LBC/2024/04559
2024 Refused
229 Clare Cottage Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
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P/LBC/2024/01790
2023 Approved
Tisbury Cottage Westbury Sherborne Dorset DT9 3RA
Replace existing wooden windows with equivalent UPVC product of same size, design and col…
P/CLP/2023/06642
2023 Approved
5 Digby Court Digby Road Sherborne DT9 3NL
Erect Two Storey Side Extension
P/HOU/2023/03947
2021 Approved
1 - 6 Willis Hay Westbury Sherborne DT9 3EL
Partial removal of upper section of wall and repairs to consolidate the structure
P/FUL/2021/01028
2020 Refused
TISBURY COTTAGE, WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3RA
T1 Beech - Remove 3 lowest branches on west side back to main stem & large limb over lawn…
WD/D/20/000518
2019 Approved
CLARE COTTAGE, 229 WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EL
Internal and external works to facilitate theconstruction of ensuite shower and toilet in…
WD/D/19/002664
2019 Approved
CLARE COTTAGE, 229 WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EL
Reposition existing log and bin store
WD/D/19/002661
2019 Approved
2 THE LAWNS, WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EL
Demolish existing rear garden room, erect replacement garden room including associated la…
WD/D/19/001740
2019 Approved
2 THE LAWNS, WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EL
Demolish existing rear garden room, erect replacement garden room including associated la…
WD/D/19/001741
2019 Withdrawn
CLARE COTTAGE, 229 WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EL
Alterations to construct ensuite shower & wc, including forming a soil pipe opening in ex…
WD/D/19/001733
2019 Withdrawn
CLARE COTTAGE, 229 WESTBURY, SHERBORNE, DT9 3EL
Alterations to construct ensuite shower & wc, including forming opening in external wall…
WD/D/19/001734
2017 Approved
APRIL COTTAGE, 233 WESTBURY, SHERBORNE
Replace windows to rear of property.
WD/D/17/001855
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