The Old Post Office, Main Road, Alton Pancras, Dorchester, DT2 7RW
Approved on 1 October 2018
Council decision: No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)
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Proposal
T1 Conifer - Fell - outgrown location
- Submitted
- 5 September 2018
- Decision level
- Delegated (officer decision)
- Council
- Dorset Council
- Ward
- Piddle Valley Ward
- ReceivedSubmitted5 Sep
- ValidatedValidated5 Sep
- Consult.Consultation5 Oct
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided1 Oct
Decided in 26 days (council typically 42)
About this application
This is a tree application at THE OLD POST OFFICE, MAIN ROAD, ALTON PANCRAS, DORCHESTER, DT2 7RW. Dorset has handled 5,931 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 2 weeks quicker than Dorset's typical decision time. The site is in the Alton Pancras conservation area, with 3 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. 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).
Based on decided applications received in the last 3 years.Planning something similar? See what gets approved on your street
Application details
- Postcode
- DT2 7RW
- Application type
- Tree Works- Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Alton Pancras
- District
- West Dorset
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 5 September 2018
- Consultation expiry
- 5 October 2018
- Consultation end
- 5 October 2018
Additional information
- Documents
- 4
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Alton Pancras Conservation Area
- 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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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202422 Apr
Work to the SW gable end of the building: remove render, undertake necessary structural work and construct a…
ApprovedListed building consentP/LBC/2024/02080 - 202021 Jul
T1 Yew - Reduce laterals growing over garden by 1.5m - to create a balanced crown structure and reduce…
ApprovedTree Works- Conservation AreaWD/D/20/001655 - 201925 Jul
Demolition of existing loggia, erection of new loggia Demolition of existing green house, erection of new…
ApprovedHouseholderWD/D/19/001895 - 201925 Jul
Demolition of existing loggia, erection of new loggia Demolition of existing green house and erection of new…
ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/19/001896 - 201411 Aug
Replacement of gable end window. Replacement of all glazing & joinery on conservatory.
ApprovedListed building consentWD/D/14/000773
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