Planning applications in Dorset, April 2026

33A South Street Dorchester DT1 1DD

Retain 1no. illuminated fascia sign

12 Puncknowle Road Swyre DT2 9DN

T1 Alder - Fell to ground level T2 Ailanthus - Reshape & balance by reducing by up to 2m overall

Quarry House The Avenue Sherborne DT9 3AJ

T1 Beech - Prune back to boundary by approx 2m

Ground Floor 26 Trinity Road Weymouth DT4 8TJ

Remove existing front door and window, install new sliding sash windows and carry out internal alterations (with variation of conditions 2 & 3 to the listed building consent 00/00294/LBC - to amend approved plans)

6 Pound Close Charminster DT2 9QU

Erection of first floor side extension & new main entrance porch

4 Cornhill Dorchester DT1 1BA

Instal ventilation and structural support to timber beams within basement.

35 Miles Gardens Weymouth DT3 5NH

T1 Ash - 3-3.5m reduction all over

St Marys Church Powerstock DT6 3TD

T1 - T12 Yew - Sympathetically reshape & balance all by reducing overall by up to 2 – 3m where necessary. Remove all major dead wood & prune all branches to suitable growth points. Crown raise lower branches near to roof, metal railings & walls ensuring a 2 – 3m clearance. Sever all Ivy growing on Yew trunks & clear any vines growing up into canopy preventing future growth suppression.

55 Sandford Road Wareham BH20 4DQ

Non-material amendment to Planning Permission P/HOU/2024/02889 (New porch, rooms in the existing roof with new dormer, internal alterations and change in fenestration) to remove the porch from the approved plans and add a dormer to the front elevation, alter the design of the rear dormer and changes to the rooflights, plus retain front chimney.

West End House Road Past Blagdon Hill Martinstown DT2 9LF

Installation of a tennis court and associated change of use to a small part of the adjacent field to ancillary residential, extending the curtilage of West End House

13 The Esplanade Weymouth DT4 8EB

Internal and external alteration to facilitate the removal of existing upper floor window and enlargement of opening in order to add new french doors giving access onto a new balcony area formed upon the existing bay window roof

24 Lions Lane Ashley Heath BH24 2HN

T1 Scots Pine - Fell to ground level.

53 Albion Way Verwood BH31 7LS

T1 Silver Birch - Crown lift to 4m above ground level by removing secondary and tertiary branches only. - Crown reduce by 2m all-round.

Church Cottage Higher Street East Morden BH20 7DW

T050 English Ash - Fell. T060 English Ash - Fell. T062 English Ash - Fell. T066 English Ash - Fell. T068 English Ash - Fell. T069 English Ash - Fell.

The Castle Inn 63 East Street Corfe Castle BH20 5EE

T1 Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) - Fell by section to ground level.

Crown Wharf Castletown Portland DT5 1BD

Change of use of part of existing car park to storage of boats and trailers together with parking of vehicles associated with that use

5 Milbourne Road Ferndown BH22 9PB

Raise the ridge of the roof and convert the loft space to form living accommodation to include skylight windows. Erect single storey side and rear extension

Unit 1 & Unit 2 Cross Farm Sandleheath Road Fordingbridge SP6 3BA

Change of use from Storage to Agricultural.

12 Oakdene Close Wimborne Minster BH21 1TJ

T1 English Oak - Lift low canopy pruning low secondary branches with particular reference to the canopy over the highway to achieve a clearance of not more than 6m between the tips of the branches & ground level back to suitable pruning points. - Prune secondary branches to achieve a clearance of not more than 2m between the tips of the branches and the fabric of dwellings No. 12 & No. 14 back to suitable pruning points. - Prune secondary branches of imbalanced canopy east through to south to reduce radial spread to not less than 8m in any one direction measured out from the stem back to suitable pruning points.

Willowmead East Burton Road Wool BH20 6HG

Erect rear and side extension and internal remodelling

Waddock Farm Waddock Dorchester DT2 8QY

Construct earth bunded fully lined slurry lagoon to replace existing structures

Land at Oake Woods Gillingham

T2 - Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) - Reduce overhanging branches back from the building and street light by approximately 1m. T3 - Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) - Reduce overhanging branches back from the building by approximately 1m. T4 - Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) - Reduce overhanging branches back from the building and overhead wires by approximately 1m. T6 - Norway Maple (Acer platanoides) - Reduce branches back from the street light by approximately 1m.

Benets Mill Green Lyme Regis DT7 3AQ

Proposed replacement sash windows

2 Paddock Close St Leonards And St Ives BH24 2LD

T1 Birch (Betula pendula) - Section fell to ground level.

6A Fullers Broadwindsor DT8 3PY

Erect conservatory, erect single storey side extension and infill extension to form side entrance porch and an extended living room.

Priors Cleve High Street Yetminster DT9 6LF

H1 Mixed Species - Reduce down to previous cut points T1 Cherry - Fell to ground level T2 Yew - Reduce back to old cut points (about 1-2m) T3 Cherry - Reduce by 2-3m overall (30%)

56 Cheap Street Sherborne DT9 3BJ

Carry out repairs to existing timber beam

5 Fairfield Park Lyme Regis DT7 3DS

T1 Poplar - Repollard as per last cut, reduce by 5m, cut size 20cm

Land adjacent to Oake Woods Stourfields Gillingham SP8 4PZ

T19 - Crack Willow - Re-pollard back to previous points. T25 - Crack Willow - Remove failed stem.

Land at Watery Lane, to rear of 6 Hop Close Upton BH16 5RG

T1 Oak - Crown reduce by 1m over the garden of 6 Hop Close. T2 Oak - Crown reduce by 2.5-3m over garden of 6 Hop Close.

28 Dagmar Road Dorchester DT1 2NA

Raise the wall on boundary conservatory elevation and extend the monopitch roof across the footprint. Install 4 no roof lights.

Ashley Cottage Dorchester Hill Blandford St Mary DT11 9AA

H1 - Holly Tree (Ilex aquifolium) - Reduce height to 600mm from ground. YC1 - Yoshino Cherry Tree (Prunus Ivensii) - Reduce to 600mm from ground.

5 Dorchester Road Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9NU

T1 Prunus - Crown lift by removal of lower scaffold limbs on the south side. Up to 3m of material to be removed.

Agricultural Building Mampitts Farm Mampitts Lane Shaftesbury

Change of use and conversion of agricultural building and land to form 1 No dwelling (Class C3).

Dudsbury Hill Fort Land South Of Christchurch Road West Parley

Construction of an alternative access point with a dropped kerb

Railway Campsite Haycrafts Lane Harmans Cross BH19 3EB

Regulation 77 Habitats Regulation application to operate a temporary recreational campsite in July and August 2026; Use of the land for up to 60 days as a campsite (tents campervans and motorhomes only), for no more than 50 pitches

The Barn Cottage Holt Wimborne BH21 4HU

Erect single-storey rear extension.

The Bricks Drimpton Road Broadwindsor DT8 3QL

T1 Eucalyptus - Pollard to approx 2-2.5m above ground level

Land Known As Whites Farm Lane From A354 To Long Crichel Long Crichel

Erect 2 No. Fertiliser Storage tanks.

4 Fore Street Evershot DT2 0JW

T1 Crab Apple - Reduce height by 1.5m to a finished height of approx 4m T2 Hawthorn - Reduce height by 1.5m to a finished height of approx 4m

Spindles Haye Lane Lyme Regis DT7 3NH

T2 Beech - Crown reduction of approximately 1m (circa 10–15%) to the outer canopy

14 Priory Road West Moors BH22 0AY

Demolition of conservatory and erect new flat roof single storey rear extension

Barn Stoney Lane Holwell Nr Sherborne Dorset DT10 2BD

Change of use and conversion of agricultural building into 1 No. dwelling (Class C3).

50 Rodwell Road Weymouth DT4 8QU

Retention of fencing erected in rear garden

Land at Post Farm Blandford Road North Beacon Hill

EIA Screening Opinion to a proposed development of a Ground Mounted Solar PV array

St Georges Centre Reforne Portland DT5 2AN

Application for emergency repair work to pitched roof and replaced Velux windows to outside toilet block

29 Little Dewlands Verwood BH31 6QA

Tree 1 Silver Birch - Remove. Tree 2 Silver Birch - Remove. Tree 3 Silver Birch - Remove. Tree 4 Silver Birch - Remove. Tree 5 Silver Birch - Remove.

Kites Nest Lane Bourton

T1 - European Larch - Fell to ground level. T22 - Ash - Remove defective branches from low, partially collapsed limb. Reduce co-dominant stem to southwest by up to 3m. Reduce large primary branch to southeast by 2m. Reduce low primary branch to south by 2m. T36 - Oak - Reduce heavy branch weight on cracked limb by 3m. G1 - Mixed Broadleaves (x10 trees) - Crown lift to 4m over road. G2 - Mixed Broadleaves (x10 trees) - Crown lift to 4m over road. Removal of dead wood to the following trees: T22 (Ash), T25 (Ash), T28 (Oak) and T29 (Oak).

28 Wyatts Lane Corfe Mullen BH21 3UE

T1 English Oak - Remove (fell).

St Marys Church Main Road Compton Abbas

T2 - Yew - Remove.