Graveyard Drove Road Stourton Caundle DT10 2QH

1. 11 Sep 2026

   Received by Dorset

2. 15 Sep 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 6 November 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

   Dorset took a median of 38 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with Dorset for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Dorset decided tree works applications in a median of 26 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

• St Peters Church, Drove Close and Graveyard, Drove Road Stourton Caundle

  P/TRC/2024/05953 Submitted 14 Oct 2024 48m away

  T4 - Yew - Crown raise to 2.5m over the church access path. T6 - Purple Beech - Crown raise to 6m over the road. Reduce roadside and building long over extended lateral branches by 1.25m to bring back to the crown line. T7 - Yew - Prune back young tree by 0.5-0.75 on highway (northern) side. T8 - Beech - Crown raise over road (northern) side to 6m. Reduce southern bulge by 1.25-1.5m. Crown raise on graveyard (southern) side to 2.5m. T11 - Robinia - Crown raise over cemetery on eastern side to 2.5m from the ground. The rest of the crown is already above this height.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• The Old Vicarage Drove Road Stourton Caundle DT10 2JN

  P/TRC/2025/07335 Submitted 10 Dec 2025 77m away

  T1 - Oak - Fell to ground. T2 - Oak - Crown thin by 20% and crown lift to 3m from ground. T3 - Group of 5 silver birch - Fell the 3 largest Silver birch. T4 - Bay tree - Reduce crown by 2.5m all over.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• 7 Drove Close Stourton Caundle DT10 2QH

  P/CLP/2026/00538 Submitted 20 Feb 2026 93m away

  Installation of 15no. solar panels to rear roof

  Granted Lawful development 12 docs

• Brownshall Farm High Street Stourton Caundle DT10 2JN

  P/TRC/2025/05903 Submitted 6 Oct 2025 107m away

  T4 - Willow - Reduce to previous cut points, removing between 3-4m of growth.

  Granted Trees 9 docs

• St Peters Church Drove Close Stourton Caundle DT10 2QH

  P/TRC/2026/05022 Submitted 11 Sep 2026 126m away

  95% historically approved · decision due ~6 Nov

  T1 & T2 (Yew) - Crown raise to provide a minimum clearance of 2.5m above the churchyard. Prune to achieve a minimum clearance of 1.5m from the war memorial and a minimum highway clearance of 5.5m above the adjacent road (5.2m statutory clearance plus allowance for future regrowth). Undertake selective crown pruning to provide and maintain a minimum clearance of 1m from the stone boundary walls. T3 (Magnolia) - Remove epicormic growth from the lower stem and crown raise to provide a clearance of approximately 2.2-2.5m above ground level to facilitate pedestrian access beneath the canopy.

  Awaiting decision Trees 3 docs

• The Old Chapel Golden Hill Stourton Caundle DT10 2JW

  P/TRC/2026/04279 Submitted 4 Aug 2026 154m away

  T1 Willow - Re-pollard, remove any hazard limbs with split T2 Willow - Repollard, remove any hazard limbs with split T3 Copper Beech - Prune height and spread by approx 3m with pruning cuts not exceeding 70mm in diameter. Crown raise to 3m from ground level. Crown raising works will only be carried out on secondary branches. T4 Copper Beech - Prune height and spread by approx 3m with pruning cuts not exceeding 70mm in diameter. Crown raise to 3m from ground level. Crown raising works will only be carried out on secondary branches. T5 Red Oak - Fell to ground level T6 Lime - Prune height and spread by approx 3m with pruning cuts not exceeding 70mm in diameter. T7 Atlas Cedar - Crown raise to 2m from ground level. Pruning cuts will not exceed 100mm in diameter. T8 Rowan - Fell to ground level T9 Chestnut - Prune height and spread by approx 3m with pruning cuts not exceeding 70mm in diameter. G1 Row of Horse Chestnuts - Reduction of up to 3m on all trees by up to 3m with pruning cuts not exceeding 75mm in diameter.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• P/TRD/2026/05043 Awaiting decision

  3 Burnt Barn Dorchester Road Sydling St Nicholas DT2 9NU

  T1 Ash - Remove Under Regulation 14 (S198)

  14 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05053 Awaiting decision

  Our Lady Of Lourdes And St Cecilia White Cliff Mill Street Blandford Forum

  T1 - Beech - Fell.

  14 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/05038 Awaiting decision

  27 Oakwood Broadmayne DT2 8UL

  T1 Prunus - Reduce entire crown by up to 1.5m back towards previous pruning points & shape

  14 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/05057 Awaiting decision

  3 Lynwood Close Ferndown BH22 9TD

  T1 Sweet Chestnut - Reduce the crown by 2 metres. - Remove the lowest branch.

  14 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05048 Awaiting decision

  Lower Bockhampton House Bockhampton Lane Lower Bockhampton DT2 8PZ

  T1 Sycamore - Reduce crowns of the 3 principal stems by up to 2.5m T2 Walnut - Reduce eastern quadrant of the crown by up to 2.5m & shape in, reduce over-extended branches on the southern and western aspects to achieve a balanced crown form, remove deadwood & crown raise over the highway to provide a minimum clearance of 5.2m T3 Prunus - Remove H1 Privet - Remove (exempt) W1 Withy Bed - Re-pollard all Willows within the withy bed to their established pollard points & reduce suitable dead trees to standing monoliths, retaining habitat features where safe and practicable

  14 Sep 2026 Trees