30 Shaggs To East Lulworth C48 East Lulworth BH20 5QJ Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/05593 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Out To Consultation

Proposal

1 – Group of Five Sycamores, First Sycamore - Reduce overall height by approximately 3–4 metres., - Carry out a lateral reduction of approximately 1–2 metres., Next Three Sycamores - Reduce overall height by approximately 3–4 metres., Front Sycamore - Carry out a lateral reduction of approximately 2–3 metres., - Reduce overall height by approximately 3–4 metres., 2 – Rear Group of Five Sycamores - Reduce the overall height of the group by approximately 3–4 metres., 3 – Two Smaller Sycamores - Fell both trees to ground level., 4 – Third Sycamore - Reduce overall crown by approximately 3–4 metres., - Alternatively, consider felling depending upon condition and management objectives., 5 – Large Ash - Reduce overall crown by approximately 4–5 metres., - Alternatively, consider felling depending upon the extent of decay and the desired long-term management of the tree., 6 – Ivy-Covered Boundary Sycamore - Sever ivy at the base., - Reduce overall crown by approximately 3–4 metres., 7 – Dead Sycamore - Fell to ground level (being considered under regulation 14 P/TRD/2026/05606)., 8 – Sweet Chestnut - Fell to ground level (being considered under regulation 14 P/TRD/2026/05606). Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 1 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 31 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 28 Oct 2026

Comment on this application ↗

Site constraints 12

Ancient woodland: Lodge/Bowling Green Woods
Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
SSSI: Lulworth Park & Lake SSSI
Natural England must be consulted on work that may affect it.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
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.
Registered park or garden: Lulworth Castle
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
East Lulworth 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.
Priority habitat: Deciduous woodland
A habitat of principal importance. It shapes the ecology work and the biodiversity net gain a scheme has to show.
Scheduled monument 20 m away: Medieval settlement and park pale at East Lulworth
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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. A site survey can differ.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Ancient Semi Natural Woodland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No listed building at the site

Checked on 8 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 Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
BH20 5QJ
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Ward
West Purbeck Ward
Parish
East Lulworth
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
Show
Agent
The Lulworth Estate

Decision outlook

Day 3 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.

Day 353 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,636decided 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
28 Oct 2026
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