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P/TRC/2026/04604 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

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Application progress

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Received
20 Aug 2026
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Approved
18 Sept 2026

Approved on 18 Sept 2026 · Delegated · Last checked 23 Sept 2026

Documents 7

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice 145kb · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Tree Officer Report 75kb · 18 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch plan 566kb · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data 389kb · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

PDF Photographs and photomontages 290kb · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages 167kb · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages 27kb · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 14

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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.
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.
Cerne Abbas 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.
Public footpath 19 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.
45 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Forge Cottage, Grade II, 10 m away · 4 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 38 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
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; Scheduled monument 208 m away: Churchyard cross; Special area of conservation 407 m away: Cerne & Sydling Downs; SSSI 407 m away: Giant Hill SSSI; Flood defence 24 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Cerne Abbas 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
Not green belt

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 2

Last sold for £440,000 in August 2013. Terraced house, freehold.

2 August 2013£440,000
23 August 2004£321,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

Building

Floor area157 m² (1,690 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (62 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyMid-terrace house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in November 2015, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
DT2 7LA
Received
20 Aug 2026
Validated
20 Aug 2026
Ward
Chalk Valleys Ward
Parish
Cerne Abbas
Case officer
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Decision
Tree Works - CA - Acceptable
Decision date
18 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 4 days slower than Dorset's median of 25 for tree and landscaping works. 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
11 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2022 Approved
Demolition of existing conservatory (retrospective) & erection of single storey orangery…
P/HOU/2022/00412
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
2 Riverside Close Cerne Abbas DT2 7LS
Replace existing rear conservatory with a smaller extension and replace all openings with…
P/HOU/2025/05336
2025 Approved
20 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA
T1 Weeping Willow - Re-pollard by up to 5-6m just past the previous pollard points
P/TRC/2025/04080
2025 Approved
9 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA
Replace single bay detached garage with a two bay carport and workshop.
P/HOU/2025/01286
2024 Approved
2 Wills Lane Cerne Abbas DT2 7JY
T1 Bay - Remove T2 Apple - Remove G1 Cherry & Viburnum - Remove T3 Hawthorn - Reduce in h…
P/TRC/2024/06310
2024 Approved
22 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA
T1 Silver Birch - Reduce entirely by up to 1.5m & shape T2 Pear - Reduce entirely by up t…
P/TRC/2024/06161
2024 Withdrawn
12 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA
H1 Laurel Hedge - Remove
P/TRC/2024/05255
2024 Approved
18 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA
T1 & T2 Alder - Crown raise to 3m T3 Cherry - Fell
P/TRC/2024/04624
2024 Approved
12 Duck Street Cerne Abbas Dorset DT2 7LA
T1 Apple - Fell
P/TRC/2024/01923
2024 Approved
Land South Of 5 Duck Street Cerne Abbas Dorset DT2 7LA
T1 Yew - Fell
P/TRC/2024/00041
2022 Approved
Cerne Abbas Church of England First School, Duck Street, Cerne Abbas, DT2 7LA
Erect building for use as Learning Resource Centre.
P/FUL/2022/02607
2023 Approved
12 Duck Street Cerne Abbas Dorset DT2 7LA
T1 Ash - Re-pollard back to previous points by up to 1m & shape T2 Apple - Thin by 10% T3…
P/TRC/2023/04734
2023
Land at 5 Duck Street Cerne Abbas Dorchester DT2 7LA
Conversion of stable building to create 1no. unit of residential accommodation
P/FUL/2023/03941
2023 Approved
5 Duck Street Cerne Abbas Dorset DT2 7LA
Erect carport and store. Replace rear veranda & over-clad side extension.
P/HOU/2023/03073
2022 Approved
11 Duck Street Cerne Abbas Dorset DT2 7LA
T1 Silver Birch - Fell - leaning towards school T2 Apple - Reduce back to previous points…
P/TRC/2022/07168
2022 Approved
Cerne Abbas Church Of England First School Duck Street Cerne Abbas Dorset DT2 7LA
T1, T2 & T3 Ash - Fell - die back
P/TRC/2022/06751
2022 Approved
20 Duck Street Cerne Abbas Dorset DT2 7LA
T1 Willow - Reduce back from power line & BT cable by up to 2m - to give clearance
P/TRC/2022/04698
2021 Approved
Cerne Abbas Church of England First School Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA
Installation of roof mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) panels and associated infrastructure
P/FUL/2021/03872
2021 Approved
14 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA
T1 Cherry - Reduce back to previous points up to 1.5m & shape - maintenance
P/TRC/2021/04588
2021
Land South Of 5 Duck Street Cerne Abbas
Erection of dwelling, garage, and associated landscaping
P/FUL/2021/04472
2021 Approved
The Old Orchard Duck Street Cerne Abbas Dorset DT2 7LA
T1 Eucalyptus - Fell - damaged trunk & rotting T2 Cypress - Fell - excessive shading T3 C…
P/TRC/2021/00887
2018 Approved
MILL COTTAGE, 1 MILL LANE, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 7LB
T1 Larch - Fell - unsafe
WD/D/18/001113
2017 Approved
2 WILLS LANE, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 7JY
Erect extensions to the north and east elevations and a raised decking area to the south…
WD/D/17/002150
2017 Approved
2 WILLS LANE, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 7JY
Erect extensions to the north & east elevations and a raised decking area to the south. E…
WD/D/17/000808
2017 Approved
LAND SOUTH OF, 5 DUCK STREET, CERNE ABBAS
Erect single detached dwelling and ancillary double garage
WD/D/17/000434
2016 Approved
22 DUCK STREET, CERNE ABBAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 7LA
Rear extension to provide garden room. Formation of open porch/log store to rear. Porch t…
WD/D/16/002552
Dorset
Planning Authority Score
7.5/10
Good
#44 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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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%).

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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.