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The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington DT9 4LF

P/TRC/2026/05107Tree Works- Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 21 October 2026

Council decision: Tree Works - CA - Acceptable

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1, T2 & T3 Horse Chestnut - Reduce north quadrant by approx 2m & reduce height by approx 2m T4 Horse Chestnut - Reduce east and north quadrant by 3m from the outer branch tips & lessen apical section by trimming top branches by 2.5m T5 Ash - Trim branches back on north side to a suitable secondary subordinate, growth point by 3m

Submitted
16 September 2026
Ward
Sherborne Rural
  1. Received16 Sep
  2. Validated16 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided21 Oct

Decided in 35 days (council typically 42)

About this application

This is a planning application at The Old Rectory The Batch Poyntington DT9 4LF. Dorset has handled 260 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 7 days quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in 3 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Sherborne Rural. We hold 3,007 applications in total for the DT9 postcode area.

100% of tree works- conservation area 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
DT9 4LF
Application type
Tree Works- Conservation Area
Parish
Poyntington

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 September 2026

Applicant and agent

Applicant
Private applicant
Agent address
6 Cutty Cottages North Cadbury Yeovil BA22 7DQ

Planning decision

Case officer
Bo Walsh

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Not published by this council, so not checked: tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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, 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.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2025
    28 Apr

    T1 Maple - Fell

    ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaP/TRC/2025/02472

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