Ashleigh Cottage Gassons Lane Junction To Cothays Junction Whitchurch Canonicorum DT6 6RQ Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRT/2026/04690 - Tree Works- TPO Out To Consultation

Proposal

T1 Quercus Robur (English Oak) - Height reduction of no more than 2m with a max cut dia of 75mm, reduction of the north and east facing crown by no more than 2.5m with a max cut dia of 50mm & internal crown thinned out by no more than 25% max cut dia of 50mm… Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

Received
26 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 21 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Sept 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 16 Sept 2026.

Comment on this application ↗

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.
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 Named permitted development rights are withdrawn here.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.
10 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Candida House, Attached Cottage and Coach House at Rear, Grade II, 47 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.
Show all 10 with distances
Historic England ↗
Conservation area 21 m away: Whitchurch Canonicorum Conservation Area 1
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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.
Also on the record
Inside the Whitchurch Canonicorum built-up area; Heritage coast 169 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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Dorset - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- TPO
Postcode
DT6 6RQ
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Marshwood Vale Ward
Parish
Whitchurch Canonicorum
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show

Decision outlook

Day 19 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 27.

Day 1937 days to the 56-day target
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
16 Sept 2026
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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