Pellys Barn Barnes Close Sturminster Newton DT10 1BN Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRD/2026/05977 - Tree Dead Or Dangerous Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Remove Silver Birch under regulation 14. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
26 Oct 2026
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Approved
26 Oct 2026

Approved on 26 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 27 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 153kb · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 73kb · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Regulation 14 Notice Redacted 1711kb · 26 Oct 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

Sturminster Newton 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.
35 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Vine House, Including Front Garden Wall and Gate Piers, Grade II, 24 m away · 1 Grade I, 34 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 153 m away: Medieval cross 200m north west of St Mary's Church
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 4; Inside the Sturminster Newton 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 27 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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Dead Or Dangerous
Postcode
DT10 1BN
Received
26 Oct 2026
Validated
26 Oct 2026
Ward
Sturminster Newton Ward
Parish
Sturminster Newton
Case officer
Show
Decision
Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent
Decision date
26 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated

How this decision compares

Decided in 0 days from validation, 26 days faster than Dorset's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
94%approved
2,271decided 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 →

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2020 Approved
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2018 Approved
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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
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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