12 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/05050 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Out To Consultation

Proposal

T1 Holly - Reduce entire crown by up to 1m & shape, T2 Ash - Re-pollard by approximately 2.5m, pruning back to the previous pollard points or, where appropriate, just beyond the previous points to suitable growth points, T3 Bay - Reduce entire crown by up to 2m & shape, T4 Dogwood - Reduce entire crown by up to 1.5m & shape, T5 Cotoneaster - Reduce entire crown by up to 1m & shape Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 6 Oct 2026.

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Site constraints 11

Grade II listed: The Old Bakery
List entry 1119435 · 12 m away · 39 more listed buildings within 150 m (4 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 32 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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Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Cerne Abbas 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.
Also on the record
Special area of conservation 402 m away: Cerne & Sydling Downs; Scheduled monument 204 m away: Churchyard cross; SSSI 402 m away: Giant Hill SSSI; Inside the Cerne Abbas built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt

Checked on 16 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.

Sales history 4

Last sold for £675,000 in April 2015. Terraced house, freehold.

9 April 2015£675,000
8 August 2007£660,000
26 November 2003£499,000
16 August 2002£226,000

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- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT2 7LA
Received
14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys Ward
Parish
Cerne Abbas
Case officer
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Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Decision outlook

Day 21 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.

Day 2135 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
6 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

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