The Rectory Buckland Newton Dorchester DT2 7BY
Approved on 30 July 2026
Council decision: Tree Works - TPO - ConsentDelegated (officer decision)2 conditions
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Proposal
T1. Oaks x 3 – to carry out a tip reduction to the lateral branches in the upper crown that extend over the roofline of the rear extension of up to approx.. 1.5m – to the tree nearest the rear of the property; to remove one damaged branch (visible bark damage) to the middle tree and no works to the tree furthest from the building. T2. Oak – crown lift to approx. 3.5m above ground level on the house side primarily, to give adequate space / clearance from ground level. Removal of deadwood is exempt from needing planning consent and may be carried out at the discretion of the tree surgeon.
- Submitted
- 15 June 2026
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Chalk Valleys Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted15 Jun
- ValidatedValidated15 Jun
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided30 Jul
Decided in 45 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at The Rectory Buckland Newton Dorchester DT2 7BY. Dorset has handled 5,931 applications of this type. This one was decided in 45 days, 3 days longer than Dorset's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 95 applications across Chalk Valleys Ward. We hold 2,420 applications in total for the DT2 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
- DT2 7BY
- Application type
- Tree Works- TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Buckland Newton
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 15 June 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- Oak Farm Woolland Blandford DT11 0EY
Additional information
- Documents
- 3
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- 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 (22)
flood storage areas, conservation 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, 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
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
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