39 School Lane Winfrith Newburgh DT2 8JX Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/05175 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Out To Consultation

Proposal

T1 Birch - Remove 1x lowest limb over neighbour's driveway., T2 Birch - Fell., T3 Birch - Crown reduce by 1-2 metres., T4 Holly - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

18 Sept 2026

Decision

Expected by 13 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision soon after comments close on 14 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 14 Oct 2026.

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 88kb · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 399kb · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

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.

Winfrith Newburgh 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.

Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Also on the record

Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; 4 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Winfrith Newburgh built-up area; Heritage coast 165 m away: Purbeck; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 24 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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £380,000 in October 2009. Detached house, freehold.

7 October 2009£380,000

27 October 2005£348,000

22 October 2001£225,000

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

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Important details

Council: Dorset
Application type: Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode: DT2 8JX
Received: 18 Sept 2026
Validated: 18 Sept 2026
Ward: West Purbeck Ward
Parish: Winfrith Newburgh
Case officer: Show
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

Decision outlook

Day 17 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.

prediction

Day 1739 days to the 56-day target

99%decided within 8 weeks

95%approved

1,619decided 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: 14 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2018 Approved

(1 & 2) Beeches - crown thin by approximately 25% - Winfrith Newburgh Conservation Area

TWA/2018/234 17 Dec 2018

2016 Approved

(SB1, SB2 & SB3) Silver birches - crown thin by 25%, crown lift to 10-11ft; (B1 & B2) Bee…

TWA/2016/162 26 Oct 2016

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2018 Approved

Draytons Dairy, Draytons Farm, School Lane, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, DT2 8JU

Replace an existing agricultural building

APN/2018/0007 15 Jan 2019

2017 Approved

12 School Lane, Winfrith Newburgh, Dorchester, DT2 8JT

Erect two storey side extension and single storey rear extension with balcony at first fl…

6/2017/0509 7 Nov 2017

2016 Approved

12 School Lane, Winfrith Newburgh, DT2 8JT

Erect first-floor and single-storey side extensions with balcony.

6/2016/0203 25 May 2016

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