69 West Street Fontmell Magna Shaftesbury SP7 0PF Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/03663 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Weeping Willow - Remove. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Jul 2026
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Approved
29 Jul 2026

Approved on 29 Jul 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 8 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Fontmell Magna 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.
20 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 67,68 and 69, West Street, Grade II, 21 m away · 1 Grade II*, 19 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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Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
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; National landscape 340 m away: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs; Inside the Fontmell Magna 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 · 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 £150,000 in November 1997. Detached house, freehold.

13 November 1997£150,000

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
SP7 0PF
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Ward
Beacon Ward
Parish
Fontmell Magna
Case officer
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Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
29 Jul 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, about the council's usual 25 days. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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
27 Jul 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.