Blackthorn Salisbury Road Shaftsbury SP7 8NL Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRT/2026/04289 - Tree Works- TPO Approved

Proposal

T1 - Beech - Raise crown to 6m from road., Following tree positioned by War Memorial is being considered under application P/TRT/2026/04436:, T2 - Beech - Raise crown to 6m from road. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
4 Sept 2026

Approved on 4 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

Associated applications 2

Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: The Mount
List entry 1239964 · The pin is inside its outline · 10 more listed buildings within 150 m (10 Grade II)
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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Shaftesbury 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £250,000 in January 2010. Detached house, freehold.

12 January 2010£250,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- TPO
Postcode
SP7 8NL
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Shaftesbury Town Ward
Parish
Shaftesbury
Case officer
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Decision
Tree Works - TPO - Consent
Decision date
4 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 4 days slower than Dorset's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,635decided 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
27 Aug 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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.