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P/TRC/2026/00705 - Tree Works- Conservation Area
Approved
Proposal
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10 Feb 2026
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Validated
12 Feb 2026
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Approved
11 Mar 2026
Approved on 11 Mar 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 13 Jul 2026
Documents 7
Decision & officer reports 2
Application forms 1
Site constraints 6
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.
Chetnole 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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Front Boundary Walls and Gates to the Court, Grade II, 43 m away · 2 Grade II*, 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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- 43 mFront Boundary Walls and Gates to the CourtGrade II
- 50 mWalls to Walled Garden Immediately West of the CourtGrade II
- 54 mThe CourtGrade II*
- 82 mStables and Coach House at the Court, 30 Metres West-South-West of the Court, and Including Courtyard CottageGrade II
- 101 mManor Farm HouseGrade II
- 111 mFord Mead CottageGrade II
- 128 mParish Church of St PeterGrade II*
Also on the record
Flood defence 41 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood).
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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How this decision compares
Decided in 27 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one27d
Council25d
UK36d
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
- Comments by
- 5 Mar 2026
Historical activity at this location
12 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2023
Approved
Chetnole House Road Past The Church St Peters Chetnole Dorset DT9 6NU
Carry out alterations to main house and erect a single storey extension for replacement o…
2023
Approved
Chetnole House The Court Road Past The Church St Peters Chetnole Dorset DT9 6NU
Carry out internal and external alterations, to include erection of a single storey exten…
2023
Approved
Chetnole House Road Past The Church St Peters Chetnole Dorset DT9 6NU
T1 Yew - Remove dead branches from trunk & reduce outlying branches by no more than 1-2m…
2023
Approved
Chetnole House Road Past The Church St Peters Chetnole Dorset DT9 6NU
T1 & T2 Plum - Crown thin by 10-20% & crown reduce by 1-3m overall T3 Pear - Crown thin b…
2023
Approved
Chetnole House Road Past The Church St Peters Chetnole Dorset DT9 6NU
Various tree works as per submitted schedule
2022
Approved
The Old Forge Mill Lane Chetnole Dorset DT9 6PB
Erect single storey side storey extension.
2022
Approved
The Old Forge Mill Lane Chetnole Dorset DT9 6PB
Erect single storey side extension (remove existing). Repairs to front north wall. Works…
2022
Withdrawn
Chetnole House Road Past The Church St Peters Chetnole Dorset DT9 6NU
Carry out alterations to main house and outbuildings. Install gate in garden wall. Change…
2022
Withdrawn
Chetnole House Road Past The Church St Peters Chetnole Dorset DT9 6NU
Carry out internal and external alterations to main house and outbuildings. Install gate…
2019
Approved
CHETNOLE HOUSE, CHURCH ST PETERS ROAD PAST, CHETNOLE, SHERBORNE, DT9 6NU
Leylandii x 20 - Remove - suffocating other species
2019
Approved
CHETNOLE HOUSE, CHURCH ST PETERS ROAD PAST, CHETNOLE, SHERBORNE, DT9 6NU
T1 White Poplar - Remove Under Reg 14 (S198)
2016
Approved
EASTER COTTAGE, BACK LANE, CHETNOLE, SHERBORNE, DT9 6PL
Erection of a single storey extension to the rear of the current house.
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
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