Land at rear of St Peter's Church, Church Knowle
Approved on 3 July 2026
Council decision: Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consentDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
2x dead Sycamore stems - Reduce to a height of 3 metres.
- Submitted
- 2 July 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- South East Purbeck Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted2 Jul
- ValidatedValidated2 Jul
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided3 Jul
Decided in 1 day (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at Land at rear of St Peter's Church, Church Knowle. 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 Church Knowle conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 99 applications across South East Purbeck Ward.
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
- Application type
- Tree Dead Or Dangerous
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Church Knowle
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 2 July 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- By email
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Church Knowle Conservation AreaPart of the site
- Listed building: Grade II: Boundary Wall, Gate Piers and Gates to Churchyard of Parish Church of Saint PeterOn this site
- Nutrient neutrality catchment: Poole Harbour SPA/RamsarApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
- National Landscape (AONB): Dorset
- 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 (19)
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, 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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Source: Dorset
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