Conegar Whitchurch Cross To Junction Gassons Lane Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RF Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/03849 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1 - Ash - Reduce lower limbs growing towards house and neighbour's property. Cut size 20cm and reduction by 2.5m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received

15 Jul 2026

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Approved

10 Aug 2026

Approved on 10 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 17 Aug 2026

Documents 4

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.

Whitchurch Canonicorum Conservation Area 3 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.

2 Article 4 directions

Bridport to LymeRegis 2 · Bridport to LymeRegis 1. Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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 Enhancement Zone 1

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

5 listed buildings within 150 m

Nearest: Hill View and Whitegates, Grade II, 58 m away · 5 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.

Show all 5 with distances

58 mHill View and WhitegatesGrade II
84 mCherry CottageGrade II
86 mCourt HouseGrade II
123 mOld CrossGrade II
149 mCross CottageGrade II

Historic England ↗

Also on the record

Inside the Whitchurch Canonicorum built-up area; Heritage coast 113 m away: West Dorset; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, 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 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

15 Jul 2026Decided

Bybrook Whitchurch Cross To Junction Gassons Lane Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RF

T1 - Oak - Pollard to 15m. Cut size 35cms and length 9m.

P/TRT/2026/03848

26 Aug 2026Pending

Ashleigh Cottage Gassons Lane Junction To Cothays Junction Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RQ

T1 Quercus Robur (English Oak) - Height reduction of no more than 2m with a max ...

P/TRT/2026/04690

30 Jul 2026Approved

St Wite House Gassons Lane Junction To Cothays Junction Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RQ

T1 Apple - Crown reduction to a height of 3-4m & spread of approx 3-4m

P/TRC/2026/04135

Nearby new applications

26 Aug 2026Pending

Ashleigh Cottage Gassons Lane Junction To Cothays Junction Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RQ

T1 Quercus Robur (English Oak) - Height reduction of no more than 2m with a max ...

P/TRT/2026/04690

30 Jul 2026Approved

St Wite House Gassons Lane Junction To Cothays Junction Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RQ

T1 Apple - Crown reduction to a height of 3-4m & spread of approx 3-4m

P/TRC/2026/04135

15 Jul 2026Decided

Bybrook Whitchurch Cross To Junction Gassons Lane Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RF

T1 - Oak - Pollard to 15m. Cut size 35cms and length 9m.

P/TRT/2026/03848

Important details

Council: Dorset
Application type: Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode: DT6 6RF
Received: 15 Jul 2026
Validated: 15 Jul 2026
Ward: Marshwood Vale Ward
Parish: Whitchurch Canonicorum
Case officer: Show
Decision: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date: 10 Aug 2026
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Show

How this decision compares

Decided in 26 days from validation, about the council's usual 27 days. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one26d

Council27d

UK36d

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: 7 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2021 Approved

Erect 2 sheds and garage extension.

P/HOU/2021/02479 11 Nov 2021

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved

Cross Farm Berne Lane Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RF

Erect roof over open cattle yard

P/FUL/2024/07333 3 Feb 2025

2024 Refused

Cross Farm Berne Lane Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RF

Extend roof of existing livestock building to cover outside area.

P/PABA/2024/03242 2 Jul 2024

2020 Approved

BONHAYS FARM, BERNE LANE, WHITCHURCH CANONICORUM, BRIDPORT, DT6 6RF

Use of dairy building as unrestricted dwelling (C3)

WD/D/20/002689 25 Mar 2021

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