Milland House 53 Breach Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8LF Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/05209 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Awaiting Consultation Expiry
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Cherry tree - Remove to ground level., T2 - Cherry tree - Remove to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 16 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 16 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

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Documents 3

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 260kb · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 390kb · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photographs and photomontages 569kb · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Shaftesbury Conservation Area 2 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 Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Wall Enclosing Garden to Cliff House on South, East and West Sides, and Gate Piers, Grade II, 42 m away · 10 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
Scheduled monument 168 m away: Site of St John's Church; SSSI 249 m away: Breach Fields SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Shaftesbury built-up area; 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

Checked on 6 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 2

Last sold for £2,250,000 in December 2020. Detached house, freehold.

4 December 2020£2,250,000
22 August 2005£1,270,000

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

Building

Floor area459 m² (4,941 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 15 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2020, 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
SP7 8LF
Received
21 Sept 2026
Validated
21 Sept 2026
Ward
Shaftesbury Town Ward
Parish
Shaftesbury
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Rhianna Moore

Decision outlook

Day 18 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.

Day 1838 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
13 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Removal of broken stem under regulation 14.
P/TRD/2024/07353
2023 Approved
T1 – Ash – Crown thin by 15%, focusing on overhanging branches into neighbouring property…
P/TRT/2023/04671
2022 Approved
T1 - Sycamore - Fell. (L1 - Mixed - Being considered under P/TRT/2022/05584 as protected…
P/TRC/2022/05581
2022 Approved
L1 - Mixed line of trees - Reduce lateral branches encroaching onto neighbouring property…
P/TRT/2022/05584
2021 Approved
T1 - Norway Spruce - Fell. T2 - Small Conifer - Fell due to interference with Oak.
P/TRC/2021/03565
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2022 Approved
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T1 and T2 - Leylandii x2 - Fell under regulation 14 as they are dead and dangerous.
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Meadow Sweet Breach Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8LF
Erect single storey rear extension and other alterations to include rear juliet balcony…
2/2019/0164/HOUSE
2018 Approved
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2/2018/0630/CATREE
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2/2018/0216/CPL
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2017 Approved
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2/2017/1548/HOUSE
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2/2017/1255/CATREE
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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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.