Land south of Forest Hill reservoir, Rushall Lane, Lytchett Matravers, BH21 3RT Data via plota.co.uk

P/TST/2026/04855 - Tree Works - Statutory Undertakers Response Issued

Proposal

Excavate two trial holes - The trial holes will be over the existing water main and the proposal is to use vac ex and hand dig these holes applying StreetWorks UK Vol 4 guidance. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 28 Oct 2026, 05:52

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Application progress

✓

Received

1 Sept 2026

Decision

Target date was 27 Oct 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicted a decision around 29 Oct 2026; it is now day 58.

Documents 2

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Tree Officer Report 87kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Consultation & comments 1

PDF Tree Stat. Consult Response 111kb · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Green belt: South West Hampshire

Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.

Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.

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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.

Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1

Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.

Public bridleway 26 m away

Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.

Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.

Also on the record

Special area of conservation 371 m away: Dorset Heaths; Nature improvement area: Wild Purbeck; SSSI 371 m away: Corfe Mullen Pastures SSSI; Inside the Beacon Hill 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

Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No listed building at the site · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 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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Other new applications on this street

23 Sept 2026Pending

Stoney Down House Rushall Lane Corfe Mullen BH21 3RT

Alterations and extensions to the existing dwelling to extend the existing annex...

P/HOU/2026/05178

26 Jun 2026Approved

Forest Hill Rushall Lane Lytchett Matravers BH21 3RT

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23 Sept 2026Pending

Stoney Down House Rushall Lane Corfe Mullen BH21 3RT

Alterations and extensions to the existing dwelling to extend the existing annex...

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Important details

Council: Dorset
Application type: Tree Works - Statutory Undertakers
Postcode: BH21 3RT
Received: 1 Sept 2026
Validated: 1 Sept 2026
Ward: Lytchett Matravers and Upton Ward
Parish: Lytchett Minster and Upton
Case officer: Show
Decision level: Delegated
Applicant: Show
Agent: Josie Bonney

Decision outlook

Day 58, past the statutory target. 100% of tree and landscaping works in Dorset are decided within thirteen weeks, which runs to 1 Dec 2026; extensions of time are common, and the council need not decide on the day. Last seen undecided on 25 Oct 2026.

predicted

Day 582 days past the 56-day target

99%decided within 8 weeks

94%approved

2,272decided 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 →

Historical activity at this location

1 nearby application on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2019 Approved

Stoney Down House, Rushall Lane, Corfe Mullen, Wimborne, Dorset, BH21 3RT

Extensions and alterations to dwelling

3/19/0656/HOU 27 Aug 2019

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