St Gregory’s Church New Street Marnhull Sturminster Newton DT10 1PZ Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/04557 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

G1 - Various (1x Sycamore, 2x Horse Chestnut, 1x Silver Birch, and 3x Yew) - Create a clearance of 1m from the power cables from all trees in the Church grounds indicated in red on the sketch plan. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Aug 2026
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Approved
16 Sept 2026

Approved on 16 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 19 Sept 2026

Site constraints 5

Marnhull Conservation Area 2 conservation area
Also Marnhull Conservation Area 1. 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.
Public footpath 20 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.
12 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Table Tomb 1m North of Chancel of St Gregory's Church, Grade II, 32 m away · 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*, 10 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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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Marnhull built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 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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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT10 1PZ
Received
19 Aug 2026
Validated
19 Aug 2026
Ward
Stalbridge and Marnhull Ward
Parish
Marnhull
Case officer
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Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
16 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
Churchwarden Charles Cooper

How this decision compares

Decided in 28 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
1,619decided 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
15 Sept 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
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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