The Old Post Office Post Office Road Milton On Stour Gillingham SP8 5QB Data via plota.co.uk

P/TRC/2026/05433 - Tree Works- Conservation Area Out To Consultation
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Sycamore - Reduce by 3m and reshape crown as per annotated photograph. T2 - Conifer - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 26 Oct 2026, from Dorset's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 22 Oct 2026

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Site constraints 5

Milton on Stour 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.
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 2; Inside the Milton on Stour 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 listed building at the site

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.

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Important details

Council
Dorset
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Postcode
SP8 5QB
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Gillingham Ward
Parish
Gillingham
Case officer
Show
Decision level
Delegated
Applicant
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Agent
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Decision outlook

Day 8 of the 56-day target. Dorset usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 25.

Day 848 days to the 56-day target
99%decided within 8 weeks
95%approved
1,635decided 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
22 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2024 Approved
Hillside Post Office Road To Pierstons Fields - Road Milton On Stour SP8 5PY
T1 - Ash - Fell.
P/TRC/2024/06843
2024 Approved
Hillside Post Office Road To Pierstons Fields Road Milton On Stour SP8 5PY
T1, T2, T3 & T4 Ash - Fell WITHDRAWN FROM NOTIFICATION T5 Ash - Pollard at approx 3.5m fr…
P/TRC/2024/06166
2023 Approved
2 Post Office Cottages Post Office Road Milton On Stour Dorset SP8 5QB
T1 - Norway Spruce - Fell. T2 - Apple - Reduce canopy, shortening peripheral branches by…
P/TRC/2023/01131
2022 Approved
2 Hillside Post Office Road To Pierstons Fields - Road Milton On Stour Dorset SP8 5PY
Erect single storey rear extension. New pitched roof over garage. Re-clad & render elevat…
P/HOU/2022/02194
2022 Approved
Hillside Post Office Road To Pierstons Fields - Road Milton On Stour SP8 5PY
G1 - Various - Felling and coppicing to 0.5m from ground in conjunction with enrichment p…
P/TRC/2022/00014
2021 Approved
Milton Manor, Milton On Stour, Dorset, SP8 5QD
G1 - Ash and any other species - Fell all Ash trees that are leaning over the road and ra…
P/TRC/2021/01822
2021 Approved
Milton Manor, Milton On Stour, Dorset, SP8 5QD
T1 - Horse Chestnut - Remove under regulation 14 due to failure during high winds.
P/TRD/2021/01502
2021 Approved
Milton Lodge Hotel, Mapperton Hill To Milton-On-Stour Road, Milton On Stour, SP8 5QD
Manage over stood hedgerow by laying mixed species. Management to include blackthorn tree…
P/TRC/2021/00382
2016 Approved
2 Hillside Post Office Road To Pierstons Fields - Road Milton On Stour Dorset SP8 5PY
T1 - Ash (one large stem and eleven smaller) - Pollard all stems cutting back to bole app…
2/2016/1480/CATREE
2016 Withdrawn
Hillside Post Office Road To Pierstons Fields - Road Milton On Stour Dorset SP8 5PY
T1 - Ash - (one large stem and eleven smaller) - Pollard all stems, cutting back to bole…
2/2016/1406/CATREE
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings