Duncliffe Wood New Lane To Duncliffe Wood - Track Stour Provost Data via plota.co.uk

P/PAPA/2026/05405 - Prior Approval - Private Road For Agricultural/Forestry Use Approved

Proposal

Surfacing works to existing track and form turning area Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Appeal allowed
11 Jun 2026
✓
Received
29 Sept 2026
✓
Approved
20 Oct 2026

Approved on 20 Oct 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 25 Oct 2026

Site constraints 6

Ancient woodland: Duncliffe Wood
Irreplaceable habitat. Standing advice asks for a 15 m buffer from the boundary.
National policy refuses development that would cause loss or deterioration of ancient woodland or ancient trees unless there are wholly exceptional reasons.
Habitat network: Restorable Habitat
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Public bridleway 29 m away; Radon affected area, class 3; Priority habitat 26 m away: Deciduous woodland; 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 listed building at the site

Checked on 7 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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Prior Approval - Private Road For Agricultural/Forestry Use
Received
29 Sept 2026
Validated
29 Sept 2026
Ward
Beacon Ward
Parish
Stour Provost
Case officer
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Decision
Prior Approval Not Required
Decision date
20 Oct 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Appeal
Allowed · 11 Jun 2026 · Written Representations · Inspectorate case 6008045 ↗
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 21 days from validation, 33 days faster than Dorset's median of 54 for extensions. Approved, as 93% of extensions here are.

72%decided within 8 weeks
93%approved
1,280decided in the last year

Plota live figures for extensions 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:
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