Summer Hill Chalk Pit Lane Litton Cheney DT2 9AN Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/05381 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Out To Consultation
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 & T2 - Willow x2 - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
28 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 23 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 23 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026.

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 679kb · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 387kb · 29 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 7

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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Conservation area 14 m away: Litton Cheney Conservation Area
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
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Litton Cheney built-up area; Priority habitat 48 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 2 October 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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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT2 9AN
Received
28 Sept 2026
Validated
28 Sept 2026
Ward
Chesil Bank Ward
Parish
Litton Cheney
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
Show

Decision outlook

Day 7 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.

Day 749 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,619decided 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
22 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 Lime - Reduce by 2.5m overall (40%), cut size 25-30cm
P/TRC/2025/04899
2023 Approved
Change of use from Agricultural to extension to residential curtilage, Construction of a…
P/CLE/2023/01772
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
1 Garden Close Litton Cheney DT2 9DW
T1 Maple - Reduce & shape overall to approx 3m in height
P/TRC/2024/06899
2024 Withdrawn
2 Garden Close Litton Cheney DT2 9DW
Installation of a air source heat pump
P/HOU/2024/04634
2024 Approved
1 Litton Hill Chalk Pit Lane Litton Cheney DT2 9AN
T1 Cherry - Reduce by up to 2m overall
P/TRC/2024/04166
2022 Approved
1 Litton Hill Chalk Pit Lane Litton Cheney Dorset DT2 9AN
T1 Apple - Pollard to 3m - outgrowing location/retain for bank stability
P/TRC/2022/05250
2022 Approved
5 Garden Close Litton Cheney Dorset DT2 9DW
T1 Pittosporum - Fell - outgrown location T2 Bay - Fell - outgrown location
P/TRC/2022/00716
2021 Approved
1 Garden Close Litton Cheney Dorset DT2 9DW
T1 Maple - Full crown reduction to approx 3m - outgrown location
P/TRC/2021/04988
2021 Approved
3 Garden Close Litton Cheney DT2 9DW
T1 Field Maple - Crown reduce by 1m overall
P/TRC/2021/04810
2021 Approved
Townsend Barn Chalk Pit Lane Litton Cheney Dorset DT2 9AN
T1 & T2 Leylandii - Reduce height from approx 9m to 5m high - outgrown location
P/TRC/2021/02535
2019 Approved
3 GARDEN CLOSE, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9DW
T1 Field Maple - Reduce by 2m overall - to stop outgrowing location
WD/D/19/002464
2018 Approved
1 LITTON HILL, CHALK PIT LANE, LITTON CHENEY, DORCHESTER, DT2 9AN
T1 Thorn - Fell Under S198
WD/D/18/001125
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
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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