Copper Beech Bridge Street Netherbury DT6 5LS Data via plota.co.uk
P/TRC/2026/04630 - Tree Works- Conservation Area
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24 Aug 2026
Decision
Expected by 19 Oct 2026
This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 20 Sept 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 14 Sept 2026.
Comment on this application ↗Documents 6
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
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.
Netherbury 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
7 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Dormouse Cottage, Grade II, 40 m away · 7 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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- 40 mDormouse CottageGrade II
- 46 mThe Old School House and Front Wall and RailingsGrade II
- 64 mMyrtle CottageGrade II
- 76 mCider House 95 Metres East South East of Dormouse CottageGrade II
- 94 mMethodist ChapelGrade II
- 104 mLaurel FarmhouseGrade II
- 134 mStonehouseGrade II
Also on the record
Inside the Netherbury built-up area; Priority habitat 19 m away: Traditional orchard; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 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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Decision outlook
Day 21 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 27.
Day 2135 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
- 14 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
Brandon Garage New Inn Street Netherbury DT6 5LR
The change of use of the existing commercial garage service building to residential use i…
2024
Approved
Myrtle Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury DT6 5LS
T1 Beech - Reduce south west side by approx 2.5m, east & south sides by 1m
2024
Approved
The Square Netherbury DT6 5LS
T1 - Yew - Fell. T2 - Ornamental Pear - Reduce two over-extended laterals in over the bou…
2024
Approved
Highfield Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
T1 Norway Spruce - Fell T2 Ginkgo - Reduce laterals by aprox 0.5m to balance T3 Ash - Fell
2024
Approved
Highfield House Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
Attach cladding to rear extension previously built as Permitted Development
2023
Approved
Highfield House Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
Erect flat roofed single storey rear extension
2022
Approved
Myrtle Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
External and internal alterations to reinstate former ground floor opening between the ne…
2022
Approved
Myrtle Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
External alterations to kitchen area at rear, including fenestration and door changes and…
2023
Approved
The Square Netherbury DT6 5LS
T1 Yew - Trim back lateral over boundary by 0.5m T2 Cherry - Fell - outgrown location T3…
2022
Approved
Myrtle Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury Bridport DT6 5LS
Replacement of No. 5 windows to include draft seals
2022
Approved
Myrtle Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
T1 Holly - Crown lift by approx 1.5m and reduce height by approx 1m T2 Prunus - Reduce by…
2022
Withdrawn
Highfield Farm The Cider House Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
External and internal alterations to facilitate change of use from agricultural building…
2022
Withdrawn
Highfield Farm The Cider House Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
Change of use from redundant agricultural building to self contained unit of holiday acco…
2021
Withdrawn
Myrtle Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
Extension, Internal and external alterations.
2021
Withdrawn
Myrtle Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
Rear extension
2021
Approved
Dormouse Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
T1 Apple - Fell - rotten trunk
2021
Approved
Myrtle Cottage Bridge Street Netherbury Dorset DT6 5LS
T1 Beech. - Reduce & shape by approx 4m on lateral limbs & 2m on sides & top - to maintai…
2020
Approved
BRANDON GARAGE, NEW INN STREET, NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DT6 5LR
Convert vehicle repair workshop to single dwelling with additional first floor
2020
Approved
THE REDES, ST JAMES ROAD, NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DT6 5LP
T1 Yew - Reduce crown all around by up to 0.6m - obstructing highway T2 Pear - Fell - nev…
2020
Approved
DORMOUSE COTTAGE, BRIDGE STREET, NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DT6 5LS
T1 Pittosporum Tenuifolium - Fell - damaging wall
2019
Refused
OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, BRIDGE STREET, NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DT6 5LS
T1 Copper Beech - Fell - unsafe
2017
Approved
3 HIGHFIELD GARDENS, NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DT6 5LT
Proposed Rear Extension and Alterations
2016
Approved
OCTOBER COTTAGE, BRIDGE STREET, NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DT6 5LS
Conversion of an existing outbuilding & construction of a flat roofed single storey exten…
2016
Approved
OCTOBER COTTAGE, BRIDGE STREET, NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DT6 5LS
Conversion of an existing outbuilding and construction of a flat roofed single storey ext…
2016
Approved
CORNERWAYS, BRIDGE STREET, NETHERBURY, BRIDPORT, DT6 5LS
Enlarge dormer window. Construct pitched roof & first floor to garage
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
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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%).
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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
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