The Vicarage Abbey Close Sherborne DT9 3LQ Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2025/05910 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T2 Bay - Remove to ground level, T3 Crab Apple - Reduction of extended growth by up to 1.5m, T4 Apple - Up to 1.5m of extended growth removed, T5 Apple - Cut to ground level, T6 Fig - Reduce to wall height, cut back from the path, up to 1.5m of material to be removed, T7 Bay - Remove to ground level, T9 Cherry Plum - Reduce the width, up to 1m of material removed (height to remain the same), T10 Cypress - Remove to ground level, T11 Wysteria - Cut back material overhanging wall, T12 Magnolia - Tie back to wall, T13 Wysteria - Cut back to a height below the first-floor windows & clear around all windows and scaffolding, T14 Crab Apple - Crown lift over drive, reduce away from the neighbouring roof, up to 2m of material to be removed Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
8 Oct 2025
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Approved
11 Nov 2025

Approved on 11 Nov 2025 · Delegated · Last checked 21 Oct 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Vicarage
List entry 1324311 · The pin is inside its outline · 69 more listed buildings within 150 m (7 Grade I, 3 Grade II*, 59 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 ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Parrett Catchment
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.
Sherborne Conservation Area 1 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.
Scheduled monument 31 m away: Sherborne Abbey, remains of
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Sherborne built-up area.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 2 November 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
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT9 3LQ
Received
8 Oct 2025
Validated
8 Oct 2025
Ward
Sherborne West Ward
Parish
Sherborne
Case officer
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Decision
Tree Works - CA - No Objection
Decision date
11 Nov 2025
Decision level
Delegated
Freehold owner
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How this decision compares

Decided in 34 days from validation, 8 days slower than Dorset's median of 26 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 95% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
2,332decided 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
29 Oct 2025
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

Freehold owner: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.