Higher Chalk Hobgoblin Iwerne Minster DT11 8LP Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/05542 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Out To Consultation
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Beech - Reduce entire crown by 2m and crown raise lower limbs to 6m above ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 31 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 27 Oct 2026

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Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 288kb · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 387kb · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Annotated photograph 3622kb · 6 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs 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.
Iwerne Minster 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.
Article 4 direction
Iwerne Minster Conservation Area. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.
An Article 4 direction withdraws particular permitted development rights, so work that would normally need no application needs one here. Not every council has published its directions.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
21 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Abingdon Memorial Hall, Grade II, 34 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 19 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Iwerne Minster built-up area; Open access land 31 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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 7 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) 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 £660,000 in September 2022. Detached house, freehold.

7 September 2022£660,000
15 November 2006£385,000
17 January 2002£237,500

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
DT11 8LP
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
Beacon Ward
Parish
Iwerne Minster
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.

Day 353 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
27 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
T1 - Beech - Reduce crown by up to 3m as per annotated photograph. Raise crown to 5m from…
P/TRC/2022/07632
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
The Cottage Shute Lane Iwerne Minster DT11 8LZ
G1 Cypress - Cut down. T2 Judas - Pollard to a height of 2m, during dormancy. G3 Cypress…
P/TRC/2025/06275
2025 Approved
Church View Shute Lane Iwerne Minster DT11 8LZ
T1 - Apple - Thin crown by 10%. T2 - Apple - Remove 2 stems above point of decay.
P/TRC/2025/05924
2025 Approved
The Oak House Old School Lane Iwerne Minster Blandford Forum DT11 8NF
Laurel - Remove.
P/TRC/2025/02961
2025 Approved
Rose Cottage Shute Lane Iwerne Minster DT11 8LZ
Erect single storey extension
P/HOU/2025/02237
2024 Approved
Land off Church Path Iwerne Minster DT11 8LU
Erection of 4no. semi-detached dwellings & associated parking
P/FUL/2024/05893
2025 Approved
River Cottage The Chalk Iwerne Minster DT11 8NA
T1 & T2 Tilla Vulgaris - Removal of only the epicormic small branch growth around base an…
P/TRT/2025/00899
2025 Approved
Langleys The Chalk Iwerne Minster DT11 8NA
T1 - believed to be a sumac tree - Fell. T2 - Bramley apple tree - Thin crown by 10-15%.
P/TRC/2025/00659
2025 Approved
Bow Cottage Shute Lane Iwerne Minster DT11 8LZ
T1 - Yew - Reduce crown by 2m and reshape as per annotated photograph.
P/TRC/2025/00136
2024 Approved
Primrose Cottage Shute Lane Iwerne Minster DT11 8LZ
Replace roof.
P/LBC/2024/03629
2024 Approved
Primrose Cottage Shute Lane Iwerne Minster DT11 8LZ
Replace logburner & slate hearth in the living room. Remove existing wooden fire surround…
P/LBC/2024/03630
2024 Approved
Crossways Hobgoblin Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8LP
T1 - Ash - Fell.
P/TRT/2024/01920
2024 Approved
1 Church Walk Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8LU
T003 - Malus - Fell as tree has died. T005 - Supressus Macrocarpa - Fell as tree has died.
P/TRC/2024/01152
2023 Approved
Abingdon Hall The Chalk Iwerne Minster Blandford Forum DT11 8NA
Re-roof north of building using clay tiles from south side. Re-roof south with new clay t…
P/LBC/2022/07313
2023 Approved
Church Quarry Hobgoblin Iwerne Minster Blandford Forum DT11 8LP
T1 - Conifer - Reduce height by 3m and shape sides by reducing no more than 1m.
P/TRC/2023/03715
2023 Refused
Crossways Hobgoblin Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8LP
Retention of annexe
P/HOU/2022/07109
2022 Approved
River Cottage The Chalk Iwerne Minster Blandford Forum DT11 8NA
T1-7 - Leylandii x7 - Removal of overgrown Leylandii hedge that is now about 10m high on…
P/TRC/2022/07424
2022 Approved
Church View Shute Lane Iwerne Minster Blandford Forum DT11 8LZ
Renovate & restore entire roof.
P/LBC/2022/03319
2020 Refused
Crossways Hobgoblin Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8LP
Modify vehicular access, form parking spaces and erect retaining walls
P/HOU/2020/00356
2022 Approved
River Cottage The Chalk Iwerne Minster Blandford Forum DT11 8NA
Erect garden room
P/HOU/2022/02632
2022 Approved
Coles Cottage Shute Lane Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8LZ
Erect first floor extension. Erect porch (demolish existing)
P/HOU/2022/02886
2016 Approved
The Oak House Old School Lane Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8NF
T1 - Cypress - (next to house) - Fell, due to location next to house and patio, and exces…
2/2016/0855/CATREE
2016 Approved
Chase Cottage Watery Lane Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8NB
Replace existing boiler with external boiler.
2/2016/0739/HOUSE
2016 Approved
Brook Cottage Old School Lane Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8WE
Demolish and rebuild chimney, repoint 2 No. existing chimney stacks, renew thatch on exte…
2/2015/1950/LBC
2016 Approved
Higher Chalk Hobgoblin Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8LP
T1 - Beech -Crown lift to give a maximum of 3 metres clearance over Evergreen Cottage's d…
2/2016/0226/CATREE
2016 Approved
Church Quarry Hobgoblin Iwerne Minster Dorset DT11 8LP
T1 - Conifer - Reduce by 3-3.5m in height, trim lightly sides (as hedge) T2 - Apple - Fel…
2/2016/0267/CATREE
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.