1 The Old Rectory Bittles Green Motcombe SP7 9NX
Approved on 14 May 2020
Council decision: GrantedDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 - Hawthorn - Reduce in height to 5m from ground level to reform a hedge. T2 - Sycamore - Remove stem from ground leaning over neighbouring property.
- Submitted
- 13 May 2020
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Gillingham Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted13 May
- ValidatedValidated13 May
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided14 May
Decided in 1 day (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at 1 The Old Rectory Bittles Green Motcombe SP7 9NX. Dorset has handled 5,931 applications of this type. This one was decided in 1 day, 6 weeks quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Motcombe conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 100 applications across Gillingham Ward. We hold 1,993 applications in total for the SP7 postcode area.
95% of trees applications at Dorset Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 6 weeks (median).
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Application details
- Postcode
- SP7 9NX
- Application type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Motcombe
- District
- North Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 13 May 2020
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Motcombe Conservation Area
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.
A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.
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Planning history at this site
4 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202527 Oct
Tree 1 Oak - Reduce limb overhanging property roof by 2.5 metres. Tree 2 Oak - Reduce limb overhanging…
ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaP/TRC/2025/06445 - 201927 Feb
T1 - Oak - Remove the lowest limb that extends into White Gables as indicated in the attached photo. T2…
ApprovedTree Works- Conservation Area2/2019/0300/CATREE - 200216 Dec
Demolish outbuildings, erect single storey extension, log store and brick wall
ApprovedFull Planning Application2/2002/1177 - 20004 Aug
Form parking area with screen walls
ApprovedFull Planning Application2/2000/0630
Source: Dorset
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