Planning applications in Dorset, June 2026

Horsehill Farm Horsehill Lane Stoke Abbott DT8 3JL

Farmhouse building: replace and enlarge existing modern extension; remove two rooflights; install three dormer windows; reinstate/adapt existing openings; re-tile with slate; remove three chimneys and rebuild two; install air source heat pump; erect attached garden walls. Farmhouse garden: change levels; reposition oil tank; remove/reposition walls. Barn outbuilding: demolish and rebuild northern wing; make internal and external alterations to facilitate a conversion to an independent self-build dwelling; enclose garden area with attached walls; erect single-storey detached ancillary outbuilding; provide landscaping, parking and foul water treatment plant

Horsehill Farm Horsehill Lane Stoke Abbott DT8 3JL

Farmhouse building: replace and enlarge existing modern extension; remove two rooflights; install three dormer windows; reinstate/adapt existing openings; re-tile with slate; remove three chimneys and rebuild two; install air source heat pump; and erect attached garden walls. Barn outbuilding: demolish and rebuild northern wing; make internal and external alterations; and enclose garden area with attached walls.

Old Rectory Farm Back Lane Kington Magna Gillingham SP8 5EZ

T1 - Oak - Fell.

70 Higher Days Road Swanage BH19 2LB

Non material amendment to Planning Permission P/HOU/2025/00180 to change log wood-burner flue exit and install two roof windows instead of four.

Rear of 44 Lynch Lane Chickerell DT4 9DN

Formation of MOT Bay to existing Garage/Workshop

31 Frys Close Portesham DT3 4LQ

T1 - Sycamore - Pollard back to previous cut points.

33 Milton Lane Durweston DT11 0QA

Formation of a small WC within the principal first floor bedroom, utilising an existing cupboard area. The works involve limited internal alterations, including the formation of a lightweight timber partition and associated plumbing connections to the existing bathroom below.

Oakleigh Cottage 188 Victoria Road Ferndown BH22 9JE

T1 Oak - Crown lift by 2m over the footpath and neighbour's drive by removal of secondary and tertiary branches only. (As indicated in annotated photographs)

66 Dick O Th Banks Road Crossways Dorchester DT2 8BH

Remove 1x Sycamore under regulation 14.

Verge to west of Willowborne Gardens, East Chaldon Road, Winfrith Newburgh, DT2 8JR

Multi-stemmed Ash - Fell.

Staddlestones Milton Road Milborne St Andrew DT11 0JZ

Retain works carried for the installation of 2 wood burning stoves, brickwork within the living room inglenook, the replacement of 3 windows and the removal of a C20 lean-to, timber framed, glazed conservatory/greenhouse.

St Catherines Roman Catholic Church Lewens Lane Wimborne Minster BH21 1LE

T5 Lime - Cut back 3 to 4 lower branches that overhang summer house of 2 Parkwood Road by approximately 2 foot to prevent them touching and overhanging the summer house.

60 Fairfield Park Lyme Regis DT7 3DS

Erect rear single storey extension and install rooflight (with variation of condition 2 of Planning permission P/HOU/2022/04297 to amend plans)

58 Reforne Portland DT5 2AN

Demolition of the existing outrigger and erection of a single-storey rear extension.

The Hollies The Old Playing Fields Chydyok Road East Chaldon DT2 8DL

T1 & T2 - Holly trees - Fell.

Meadow Court Folly Mill Gardens Bridport DT6 3UW

T280 - Purple Crab - Reduce by 0.5m. T624 - Common Serviceberry - Remove dead wood. T286 - Wild Cherry - No work required. T287 - Common Hawthorn - Crown lift over paths to height of 2.5m from ground level. T283 - Wild Cherry - Remove Scaffold branch at North East at 2m. Reduce remaining canopy by 1.5m.

631 Dorchester Road Weymouth DT3 5BX

Erection of single storey rear extension and replacement windows and doors

Knapwater Walk Dorchester DT1 2TS

Works as per tree works schedule including the removal of dead wood, crown raising of all trees to 5m above ground level, reduction of lateral spread back from adjacent properties on east side by 2.5m, crown reductions of up to 3m to T11, T13, T14, T60 and T64 and removal of crossing stems on T68.

52 North Street Wareham BH20 4AQ

Conversion of existing workshop and store to an ancillary 1-bedroom annexe with a linking corridor, providing multi-generational living.

Jolly Lodge Green Lane Stour Row SP7 0QB

Non-material amendment - The approved large window adjacent to the French doors to be replaced with two smaller windows to planning permission P/HOU/2025/06393 (Erect two storey rear extension & first floor side extension).

Clayesmore School Blandford Road Iwerne Minster Blandford Forum DT11 8LL

T1 - Sycamore - Remove under regulation 14.

Knightstone Grove, Moorlands Road, West Moors, BH22 0JN and West Moors Library, Station Road, West Moors, BH22 0JD

T4 Oak (T35987) (located on West Moors Library site) (common law pruning only) - Prune back from building to gain a 3m clearance between the branches and the building. T5 Norway Maple (T13624) - Prune back from building to gain a 3m clearance between the branches and the building. T6 Oak (T13563) - Prune back from building to gain a 3m clearance between the branches and the building. For information only, tree not protected: T3 Maple (T35985) - Fell and stump grind.

Bridehead Access To Bridehead Littlebredy DT2 9JA

Internal alterations to First Floor layouts to provide additional bathrooms

Fairways The Street Winterborne Zelston Blandford Forum DT11 9EU

Erect entrance porch & extension

Breach Barn Chalbury Farm Horton Wimborne BH21 7HJ

Prior Notification for the proposed change of use of agricultural barn to a flexible commercial use - Class B8 (storage or Distribution) - under Schedule 2, Part 3, Class R of the Town & Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended).

25 Winnards Close West Parley BH22 8PA

T4 Variegated Western Red Cedar - Section fell to ground level. Replant with 1x Himalayan Birch. T5 Cypress - Section fell to ground level. Replant with 1x Mountain Ash - 2m container grown. T6 Variegated Western Red Cedar - Reduce in height to 5m. Reduce remaining lateral canopy by 1.5m all round to compact the crown. T8 Silver Birch - Section fell to ground level. No scope for replant due to proximity to the oak tree.

38 East Street Wimborne Minster BH21 1DX

Remove existing stretched tent canopy and lean-to timber gazebo. Erect oak framed open sided gazebo with tiled roof. Replacement of 2no ground floor windows on the east elevation and increase size of aperture to accommodate a timber framed bi fold door. External alterations to terrace. (Amended description).

Sandford House Sandford Drive Sandford BH20 7DH

T1 Holm Oak - Reduce the lower canopy that grows out over the garages and BT line by up to 2 metres to suitable growth points, up to a height of 8 metres from the ground level.

The Tunnel, Tunnel Pods Axminster Road Charmouth DT6 6BY

T001 - Beech - Reduce crown height by 3m and lateral spread by 2-3m depending on available pruning points (approximately 15–20% of the live crown volume), reducing branch lengths throughout the crown to appropriate secondary growth points whilst retaining the tree's natural form and amenity value. Remove major deadwood (>50mm diameter) throughout the crown.

1 Kingsbere Road Weymouth DT3 6JS

The proposal includes the carrying out of building operations comprising domestic alterations and extensions to the existing dwellinghouse. The works include the demolition of the existing garage, construction of a single-storey rear extension, construction of a single-storey side store/side extension, associated alterations to existing external openings, installation of rooflights, and associated external works within the residential curtilage. The existing driveway/access from Kingsbere Road is to remain as existing, with no new vehicular access proposed. Associated hardstanding/paved areas are shown on the submitted proposed site and floor plans. Surface water drainage from the proposed works is to be dealt with within the site, either via connection to the existing surface water drainage system or by a suitable soakaway/infiltration arrangement, subject to detailed design and Building Regulations requirements. The precise siting, layout and extent of the proposed works are shown on the submitted drawings, including the proposed site plan, proposed ground floor plan, proposed roof plan and proposed elevations.

West Farm House West Farm Church Lane Osmington Weymouth DT3 6EL

Remove dead/dying Ash under regulation 14.

Cedars Nursing Home Angel Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8DF

Beech - Remove major limb as annotated in photograph, raise crown to 4m above roof line and reduce canopy back from patio by 2m.

Quarry House The Avenue Sherborne DT9 3AJ

T1 - Sycamore - Fell.

Land to south of 144 South Drive Oaktree Park St Leonards and St Ives BH24 2RS

T1 English Oak - Crown lift by removal of tertiary and secondary branches to achieve approximately 4 metres clearance between ground and lower foliage. Reduce back branches over no.144 by up to 1.5 metres as indicated by red line in submitted annotated photograph. Reduce back limb extending to no.145 by up to 2 metres as indicated in submitted annotated photograph. Remove low epicormic growth up to main fork.

Sutton House Puddledock Lane Weymouth DT3 6LZ

T1 - Maple - Reduce canopy by up to 2m. G2 - Ash (x 4) - Fell.

Land at 182-188 Wimborne Road West & 1 Wyelands Avenue Canford Bottom Wimborne BH21 2DY

Erection of new dwellings; alterations (including demolition works) to existing dwelling and outbuildings; and conversion of existing chapel building to residential dwelling, alongside associated landscaping, parking and infrastructure

Hyde Woods Hyde Wareham BH20 7NT

1x Poplar - Fell. Replant with another Poplar or other species as advised by the Tree Officer. For information: 1x dead conifer is being dealt with under regulation 14 (dead/dangerous) notification ref. P/TRD/2026/03110. The Alder in this application is not protected by the Tree Preservation Order at this location.

6 Oakley View High Street Farnham DT11 8DF

G1 - Line of Beech (at rear of property) - Reduce to form hedge along boundary with a finished height of 2m from ground level. Prune back any side branching to form hedge shape.

Builder Centre Great Western Road Dorchester DT1 1RZ

Demolition/conversion of buildings to provide 30 no. apartments and commercial floorspace (Use Class E) with associated parking & landscaping (outline application to determine access, layout).

Environment Agency Rivers House Sunrise Business Park Blandford Forum DT11 8ST

Retain two storey building to use as office facilities

Creek Caravan Site Fishers Place Ringstead DT2 8NG

Non material amendment to alter the description of planning permission 207358 issued 13th December 1962, to correctly align with condition no. 1; restriction on number of caravans that can be sited within the caravan park

Land and Buildings known as Tumbledown Farm Radipole Lane Westham Weymouth DT4 9RU

Construction of four polytunnels (in place of four previously-approved), installation of ground mounted solar panels with inverters, and associated landscaping.

Woodlands Street Lane Longburton DT9 5PH

Replace flat roof with pitched roof, living accommodation in loft and rooflights. Relocation of solar panels.

44 St Ives Park Ashley Heath Ringwood BH24 2JY

Cedar (Dead) - Fell

1 The Furlongs Sherborne DT9 4DQ

Non-material amendment - Change of roof material from GRP System to tile to match the original dwelling house to planning permission P/HOU/2026/00116 (Erect a single storey side and rear extension with roof lights (Demolish Conservatory and Shed).

Hill Barn Farm Wolfeton Eweleaze Road Charminster DT2 7SG

Formation of habitable rooms in roofspace with dormer windows and velux rooflights

Weymouth Harbour Dorset DT4 8AJ

Non Material Amendment to include: • Raising the footpath level to 2.7m AOD along an approximately 100m section of Wall G; • Widening of the planting verge along Wall G by 1m to accommodate the level change and maintain appropriate gradients; • Extension of the planting areas adjacent to Wall G and the Pavillion; • Provision of accessible ramps to the car park; • Repositioning of four gullies, and • Reduction in number of standard car parking spaces to approved planning permission P/FUL/2024/05538 (Replacement and strengthening of harbour walls F and G through installation of new sheet pile walls in front of the existing walls, for the portion of the new wall where it is located above the mean low water mark, tie bar extension and ground works, works to the footpaths, creation of open space along with ancillary works)

Owl Cottage Ringstead Dorchester DT2 8NQ

Notification of proposed works under the Electricity Act 1990 - Works to overhead powerlines

69 Foxcroft Drive Canford Bottom BH21 2JY

Use of the land to site a mobile home for ancillary use to the main dwellinghouse.

4 Brian Close, Sandford, BH20 7BJ and 4 Keysworth Drive, Sandford, BH20 7BD

T1 Oak - Reduce height and spread of canopy by up to 3 metres, to where it has been pruned in the past. T2 Pine - Thin canopy by up to 10%, making pruning wounds no larger than 30mm. T3 Pine - Thin canopy by up to 10%, making pruning wounds no larger than 30mm.