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P/TRC/2026/03694 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

G2 Mixed hedge consisting of Conifer and Laurel - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
9 Jul 2026
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Approved
31 Jul 2026

Approved on 31 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 143kb · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 75kb · 3 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan - pdf 103kb · 9 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 387kb · 8 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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.
Corfe Castle 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.
1 listed building within 150 m
Nearest: Purbeck House, Grade II, 12 m away
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.
Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation 195 m away: Dorset Heaths
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.
SSSI 196 m away: Corfe Common 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 Corfe Castle built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £820,000 in June 2026. Detached house, freehold.

5 June 2026£820,000
14 March 2016£635,000
29 September 2010£475,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area225 m² (2,422 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsGranite or whin, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2026, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
BH20 5EG
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Ward
South East Purbeck Ward
Parish
Corfe Castle
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
31 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 22 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

Comments by
30 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
T1 Beech: Crown reduction by up to 2.5m. T2 Apple tree: Reduction in height by up to 0.5m…
P/TRC/2024/05871
2016 Approved
Replace all windows in east and south elevations and six in west elevation; reinstate cas…
6/2016/0344
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Applecross Colletts Close Corfe Castle BH20 5HG
Erect summerhouse.
P/HOU/2025/06048
2023 Approved
23 Colletts Close Corfe Castle BH20 5HG
Ash - Remove one branch that has snapped and is decayed.
P/TRD/2023/06843
2021 Approved
25 Colletts Close Corfe Castle Wareham BH20 5HG
T1, T3, T4 and T5 Ash - Fell.
P/TRT/2021/03899
2021 Withdrawn
Annexe At Rosemount Jubilee Gardens Corfe Castle Dorset BH20 5EN
Removal of condition 4 of planning permission 6/2012/0134 (Change of use of outbuilding t…
6/2021/0181
2021 Approved
25 Colletts Close, Corfe Castle, Wareham, Dorset, BH20 5HG.
Erect a first floor side extension. Erect a detached garage with annexe rooms over and Ju…
6/2021/0099
2020 Approved
25 Colletts Close, Corfe Castle, BH20 5HG
(T6 & T7) Ash - fell District of Purbeck (Colletts Close, Corfe Castle) TPO 1981 (Ref. TP…
TPO/2020/092
2020 Approved
160 East Street, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5EH
Replace patio doors to rear including repairs to associated stonework & lintel & removal…
6/2020/0096
2019 Approved
1 Mead Road Corfe Castle BH20 5EW
Erect a conservatory to rear elevation
6/2019/0613
2019 Approved
130 East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EH
(T1) Silver birch - fell; (T2) Eucalyptus - fell - Corfe Castle Conservation Area
TWA/2019/243
2019 Approved
142 East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EH
(T1) Weeping willow - cut back all limbs overhanging neighbouring garden to boundary line…
TWA/2019/080
2019 Approved
7 Mead Road, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5EW
Single storey side & rear extensions and amendments
6/2019/0173
2018 Approved
142 East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EH
(T1) Lawson Cypress - fell; (T2) Pittosporum - reduce by 3-4ft from the tips of the branc…
TWA/2018/105
2018 Approved
1 Mead Road Corfe Castle BH20 5EW
Erect a side extension and detached garage. New ground floor window in front elevation.
6/2018/0117
2018 Approved
105 East Street, Corfe Castle BH20 5EG
Non Material Amendment to planning permission 6/2017/0521 (Erect Garage) to reposition ga…
6/2018/0101
2017 Approved
158 East Street, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5EH
Replace first floor window on front elevation
6/2017/0524
2017 Approved
105 East Street, Corfe Castle BH20 5EG
Erect Garage
6/2017/0521
2016 Approved
4 Mead Road Corfe Castle Wareham BH20 5EW
Formation of new vehicular access and hard standing for use as car parking
6/2016/0697
2016 Approved
4 Mead Road, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EW
Erect side conservatory extension and a detached garden shed.
6/2016/0387
2016 Approved
138 East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EH
(T1) Plum - fell - Corfe Castle Conservation Area
TWA/2016/0031
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.