The Castle Inn 63 East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EE Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/04894 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Under Officer Consideration
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Ash (fraxinus excelsior) - Selectively prune/remove 2x low branches on the western aspect to create a 4-metre clearance from ground. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 9 Oct 2026; it is now day 29.

The consultation period closed on 1 Oct 2026.

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan [PDF] 277kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 391kb · 7 Sept 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.
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.
Public footpath 16 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
32 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: The Castle Inn, Grade II, 10 m away · 32 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 ↗
Special area of conservation 205 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.
Also on the record
SSSI 205 m away: Corfe Common SSSI; 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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
BH20 5EE
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
South East Purbeck Ward
Parish
Corfe Castle
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 29, past Dorset's usual 25 days for tree and landscaping works. 100% are decided within thirteen weeks, so most likely by 10 Dec 2026.

Day 2927 days to the 56-day target
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
1 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Replacement external signage, lighting and repaint principal elevation
P/LBC/2023/02591
2023 Approved
Replacement external signage and lighting
P/ADV/2023/02753
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Corfe Castle Primary School East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EE
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2025 Approved
Corfe Castle Primary School East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EE
T1 Alder (dead) - Fell. Stem to be left at approx. 1.5m as a habitat feature.
P/TRD/2025/04089
2025 Approved
78 East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EQ
Raise and replace roof on existing single storey rear extension and install roof lantern…
P/HOU/2025/01344
2025 Approved
78 East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EQ
Raise and replace roof on existing single-storey rear addition and install new French doo…
P/LBC/2025/01345
2024 Approved
Jubilee House East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EF
Replace 5 existing modern internal doors with fire doors, one to each flat and the electr…
P/LBC/2024/06513
2024 Approved
Jubilee House East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EF
Install a Sprinkler System
P/LBC/2024/04745
2023 Approved
Corfe Castle Primary School East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EE
G1 - Lime trees x6 Re-pollard to previous pollard points as recommended in the recently c…
P/TRC/2023/05716
2023 Approved
Corfe Castle Library East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EE
Install photovoltaic solar panels on the roof
P/PASO/2023/04542
2023 Approved
Corfe Castle Club 70 East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EQ
T1 Sycamore - Thin crown by up to 25%. Crown lift by up to 4 metres from ground level. T2…
P/TRT/2023/00048
2023 Approved
Corfe Castle Club 70 East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EQ
T3 Sycamore - Thin crown by up to 25%. Crown lift by up to 4 metres from ground level. (T…
P/TRC/2023/00082
2022 Withdrawn
The Castle Inn 63 East Street Corfe Castle Dorset BH20 5EE
Erection of illuminated and non-illuminated signs to the exterior of the building
P/LBC/2022/04568
2022 Withdrawn
The Castle Inn 63 East Street Corfe Castle Dorset BH20 5EE
Display 2 x double sided pictorial illuminated, 2 x amenity signs, 1 x sign written graph…
P/ADV/2022/04493
2021 Approved
65 East Street, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5EE.
Replace existing south west facing roof tiles.
6/2021/0085
2021 Approved
29 East Street, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5EE
Dead tree – Fell
T14/2021/032
2021 Approved
Corfe Castle Primary School, East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EE
(T1) Hornbeam - Lateral branches to be pruned away from fence line by 0.5m; (T2) Hornbeam…
TWA/2021/005
2020 Approved
80 East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EQ
(T1) Apple - Thin canopy by 20%, Reduce by up to 1m, Remove any deadwood and crossing bra…
TWA/2020/123
2020 Approved
78 East Street, Corfe Castle, Wareham, BH20 5EQ
Replace first floor window in front elevation
6/2020/0365
2020 Approved
74 East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EQ
Internal alterations to kitchen and bathroom. Install new kitchen windows and French door…
6/2020/0149
2019 Approved
91 East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EE
(T1) Picea - crown lift to 5m above ground level - Corfe Castle Conservation Area
TWA/2019/204
2018 Approved
74 East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EQ
Rebuild southern most chimney stack to existing dimensions, lining of flue with lime mort…
6/2018/0510
2017 Approved
Brushwood Cottage, 74 East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EQ
Removal of internal cement render from hallway and replacement with lime mortar and limew…
6/2017/0145
2017 Approved
Brushwood Cottage, 74 East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EQ
Erection of a new roof including rethatching, roof timbers, fireboarding and rebuild of u…
6/2017/0146
2017 Approved
Corfe Castle Primary School, East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EE
(T1, T2, T3 & T4) Limes - re-pollard to previous pollard points - Corfe Castle Conservati…
TWA/2017/031
2016 Approved
Cemetery, East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EE
(T1) Yew - prune overhanging branches back to property boundary; (T2) Cherry - prune some…
TWA/2016/216
2016 Approved
Orchard Cottage, East Street, Corfe Castle, BH20 5EE
Erect two single storey rear extensions,
6/2016/0001
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