Dormers St Johns Hill Shaftesbury SP7 8HG Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 - Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey Locust) - Reduce lateral spread growing towards building by up to 1m, clear services to give 1m clearance, and raise crown to a height of 4m above ground level., T2 - Variegated Norway Maple - Reduce back to previous pruning points equating to a height reduction of 1.8m and side growth reduction of 0.5m. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 25 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 28 Sept 2026
Documents 5
Decision & officer reports 2
Statements & assessments 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 8
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- 19 mBoundary Wall to North of No 1Grade II
- 32 mOld RectoryGrade II
- 48 m1, St John's HillGrade II
- 51 mWall Enclosing Garden to Cliff House on South, East and West Sides, and Gate PiersGrade II
- 54 mBoundary Wall Enclosing Grounds to Cottage Green on South and East Sides; Gate Piers and GatesGrade II
- 56 m101, St James StreetGrade II
- 61 mGarden Wall to Old Rectory Enclosing Garden on North East, South East and South West SidesGrade II
- 69 mCliff HouseGrade II
- 72 mWall and Gate Piers Enclosing Churchyard to Church of St JamesGrade II
- 72 mBoundary Wall to East of No 101Grade II
- 85 mOld Manor House and RailingsGrade II
- 91 mChurch of St JamesGrade II
- 95 mWar Memorial CrossGrade II
- 95 mThe Chantry Including Archway and WallGrade II
- 97 mManor Farmhouse and Manor CloseGrade II
- 100 mAlcester St James Church of England Primary SchoolGrade II
- 101 mHouse Marked As Cottage Green on MapGrade II
- 102 mDwarf Wall and Railings to Manor FarmhouseGrade II
- 102 mStone Setts Within Curtilage of Manor Close and Walls to Either SideGrade II
- 120 m91-95, St James StreetGrade II
- 120 mBoundary Wall to North East of Manor CloseGrade II
- 137 m79-89, St James StreetGrade II
- 143 mPark Walk, Shaftesbury
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 1
Last sold for £585,000 in January 2024. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 23 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Dorset in the last twelve months, from validation. Dorset decision record →
Consultation & key dates
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- 24 Sept 2026
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26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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