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P/TRC/2026/04689 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Out To Consultation
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Sycamore - Fell Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Sept 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 16 Sept 2026.

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Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 575kb · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 388kb · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

PDF Photographs and photomontages 6689kb · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages 6137kb · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

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.
West Milton 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 3b
Not best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
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.
Scheduled monument 66 m away: St Mary's Church, West Milton
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation 243 m away: West Dorset Alder Woods
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.
Also on the record
7 listed buildings within 150 m; SSSI 243 m away: Mapperton and Poorton Vales SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 11 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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Other new applications on this street

7 Sept 2026Pending

Jonathan Cottage Ruscombe Lane West Milton DT6 3SL

T1 Sycamore - Reduce crown by approx 2m in height and up to approx 0.5m on sides...

P/TRC/2026/04885
10 Aug 2026Pending

Barn adjacent to Church Farm Cottage Ruscombe Lane West Milton DT6 3SL

Alteration, extension and conversion to form a single dwelling with parking

P/FUL/2026/03977
28 Jul 2026Pending

Church Farm Cottage Ruscombe Lane West Milton DT6 3SL

Alteration, extension and conversion to form a single dwelling with parking

P/LBC/2026/03975

Nearby new applications

7 Sept 2026Pending

Jonathan Cottage Ruscombe Lane West Milton DT6 3SL

T1 Sycamore - Reduce crown by approx 2m in height and up to approx 0.5m on sides...

P/TRC/2026/04885
10 Aug 2026Pending

Barn adjacent to Church Farm Cottage Ruscombe Lane West Milton DT6 3SL

Alteration, extension and conversion to form a single dwelling with parking

P/FUL/2026/03977
28 Jul 2026Pending

Church Farm Cottage Ruscombe Lane West Milton DT6 3SL

Alteration, extension and conversion to form a single dwelling with parking

P/LBC/2026/03975
27 Jul 2026Approved

Lawrence Farm West Milton DT6 3SJ

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10 Jul 2026Decided

Lawrence Farm West Milton Bridport DT6 3SJ

Removal of broken limbs under regulation 14.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT6 3SL
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Eggardon Ward
Parish
Powerstock
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Show

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 27.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
98%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
1,413decided 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
16 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Jonathan Cottage Ruscombe Lane West Milton DT6 3SL
T1 Cypress - Fell
P/TRC/2025/05309
2025 Approved
Mangerton Beck Ruscombe Lane West Milton DT6 3SL
T1 - Ash - Fell.
P/TRC/2025/00607
2024 Approved
Jonathan Cottage Ruscombe Lane West Milton Dorset DT6 3SL
T1 Ash - Fell T2 Cherry - Reduce all over by approx 1m to around old reduction points
P/TRC/2024/00404
2024 Approved
Ruscombe House Ruscombe Lane West Milton DT6 3SL
T1 Monterey Cypress - Fell T2 & T3 Ash - Fell
P/TRC/2024/00241
2023 Approved
Mangerton Beck West Milton Bridport DT6 3SL
T1 Beech - Crown reduction by approx 2m overall T2 Beech - Crown reduction by approx 1.5m…
P/TRC/2023/07311
2023 Approved
Church Farm Ruscombe Lane West Milton Dorset DT6 3SL
T1 & T2 Ash - Fell T3 Walnut - Light crown lift by reduction of lower limbs. Removing 1…
P/TRC/2023/06884
2022 Approved
Mangerton Beck Ruscombe Lane West Milton Dorset DT6 3SL
Erect single storey extension following removal of conservatory
P/HOU/2022/01067
2020 Approved
CHURCH FARM COTTAGE, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
Proposed roof strengthening and repair
WD/D/20/000343
2020 Approved
WOODRIDINGS, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
T1 Eucalyptus - Reduce by 5m all around - outgrown location T2 Ash - Fell - excessive sha…
WD/D/20/002559
2020 Withdrawn
WOODRIDINGS, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
T1 Eucalyptus - Reduce by 6m all around (30%) - outgrown location T2 Beech - Fell - exces…
WD/D/20/002341
2020 Approved
MANGERTON BECK, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
T1 Holly - Fell - dying
WD/D/20/001562
2020 Approved
JONATHAN FARMHOUSE, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
T1 Ash - Fell - outgrown location
WD/D/20/000328
2019 Approved
RUSCOMBE HOUSE, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
T1 Ash - Fell - suspected ash die-back
WD/D/19/001961
2019 Approved
CHURCH FARM, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
T1 Mulberry - light lift over the path. 50cm removed T2 Oak - Removal or reduction of low…
WD/D/19/000013
2018 Approved
LYNCH DAIRY MEAD, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
T1 - Alder - Fell as leaning over stream and could fall
WD/D/18/001928
2017 Approved
CAMPIONS, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement with new build timber framed dwelling
WD/D/17/002083
2017 Approved
CAMPIONS, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
Rear extension and remodelling work
WD/D/17/000536
2017 Approved
RUSCOMBE HOUSE, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
Construct UPVC glass roof conservatory
WD/D/16/002917
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