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P/TRC/2026/04092 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Beech - Reduce width & height by up to 2m on north, south & west sides & by 1-1.5m on east side Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
27 Jul 2026
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Approved
19 Aug 2026

Approved on 19 Aug 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 10 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 145kb · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 78kb · 20 Aug 2026 View ↗

Statements & assessments 1

PDF Beech Survey Report 26 07 22 8086kb · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Grade II listed: Lawrence Farmhouse
List entry 1228013 · 16 m from the pin · 6 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 5 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 ↗
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.
West Milton 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.
Agricultural land, grade 2
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Predicted from the national soil map. The older provisional map, which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 4. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument 145 m away: St Mary's Church, West Milton
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Special area of conservation 310 m away: West Dorset Alder Woods
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI 310 m away: Mapperton and Poorton Vales SSSI.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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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Other new applications on this street

10 Jul 2026Decided

Lawrence Farm West Milton Bridport DT6 3SJ

Removal of broken limbs under regulation 14.

P/TRD/2026/03792

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Lawrence Farm West Milton Bridport DT6 3SJ

Removal of broken limbs under regulation 14.

P/TRD/2026/03792

Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT6 3SJ
Received
27 Jul 2026
Validated
27 Jul 2026
Ward
Eggardon Ward
Parish
Powerstock
Case officer
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Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
19 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 23 days from validation, 4 days faster than Dorset's median of 27 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 94% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

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18 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2024 Approved
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T1 Yew - Reduce and shape by approx 1.5m all around T2 Willow - Fell T3 Snakeskin Maple…
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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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T1 Willow - Fell T2 Birch - Prune to appropriate growth points removing no more than 1-2m…
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2022 Approved
Milton House West Milton Bridport DT6 3SJ
Proposed roof and cladding to lean-to. Erect porch and front boundary wall.
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2022 Approved
Green Hays West Milton Bridport DT6 3SH
Conversion of three existing outbuildings into family annex.
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2022 Withdrawn
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Conversion of three existing outbuildings into family annex associated with main house an…
P/FUL/2022/03413
2022 Approved
Watercoombes Access Road To Lawrences Farm West Milton Dorset DT6 3SJ
T1 Ash - Fell - die back
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2020 Approved
WATERCOOMBES, LAWRENCES FARM ACCESS ROAD, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SJ
T1 Ash - Fell - dead
WD/D/20/002398
2020 Approved
ASHBROOK, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
T1 Liquidambar - Reduce by 20% on top (cut size 150mm) - maintenance
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CHAPEL COTTAGE, LAWRENCES FARM LANE JN BROOKWOOD COTTA, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SJ
T1 Willow - Reduce by 2m on top to allow light into the neighbours garden. Cuts size 150mm
WD/D/20/002072
2020 Approved
LION HOUSE, LAWRENCES FARM ACCESS ROAD, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SJ
T1 Apple - Reduce by 50% (cuts of 20cm) & clear rose - to allow owner to use the fruits T…
WD/D/20/001091
2020 Approved
BROOKWOOD COTTAGE, LAWRENCES FARM LANE JN BROOKWOOD COTTA, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SJ
T1 Weeping Willow - Raise canopy up to 5.2m over the highway - to allow tractors to pass…
WD/D/20/000456
2019 Approved
ASHBROOK, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
Cut back various trees to provide clearance from low voltage overhead conductors under Re…
WD/D/19/002992
2019 Approved
ASHBROOK, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
T1 Ash - Remove dead branches and tidy T2 Ash - Pollard by up to 4m - poor specimen
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2017 Approved
ASHBROOK, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
Demolish single storey and erect 2 storey side and rear extension
WD/D/17/001915
2017 Approved
CAMPIONS, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
Demolition of existing dwelling and replacement with new build timber framed dwelling
WD/D/17/002083
2017 Approved
ASHBROOK, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
Internal alterations and 2 storey rear and side extension
WD/D/17/000387
2017 Approved
CAMPIONS, RUSCOMBE LANE, WEST MILTON, BRIDPORT, DT6 3SL
Rear extension and remodelling work
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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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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings