Playing Field, Church Knowle, BH20 5NL

1. 23 Sep 2025

   Received by Dorset

2. 24 Sep 2025

   Decision issued: Tree Works - Reg 14 - Does not require consent

3. 26 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

Dorset granted permission on 24 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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.

• 5 Higher Barracks Church Knowle Wareham BH20 5NL

  P/HOU/2026/00138 Submitted 26 Jan 2026 50 yards away

  Erection of a single-storey lean-to extension to the rear of property, including a north-facing window, a west-facing side access door and a roof light.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer +1 12 docs
  Small domestic

• Copperswell Cottage 1 Church Knowle BH20 5NH

  P/HOU/2026/00865 Submitted 13 Feb 2026 200 yards away

  Proposed rear extension to existing family dwelling house

  Granted Householder Extension 10 docs
  Domestic

• 3 Fossil Cottage Church Knowle Wareham BH20 5NF

  P/HOU/2022/06555 Submitted 26 Oct 2022 250 yards away

  Erect car port with remodel of existing driveway, demolition and reconstruction of stone wall and access gate. Erect single storey side extension.

  Granted Householder Extension Demolition 22 docs
  Small domestic

• Fossil Cottage 3 Church Knowle Church Knowle BH20 5NF

  P/TRC/2025/04741 Submitted 11 Aug 2025 250 yards away

  T1 & T2 Apples: Reduce to old pruning points by up 1.5 metres in places incorporating both trees as one. T3 Western Red Cedar: Remove two lowest limbs garden side. T4 Line of Western Red Cedars: Reduce overhang garden side by up to 0.75m. T5 Oak: Reduce and shape by up to 1.2m in places mainly reducing the overextended branches. Crown lift over highway to 5.2m.

  Granted Trees 4 docs

• Village Hall Church Knowle Wareham BH20 5NG

  P/FUL/2024/06280 Submitted 6 Nov 2024 400 yards away

  Install solar panels onto the roof of the Village Hall. Provide 2 x EV charging points in the Village Hall Car Park to provide some much-needed infrastructure

  Granted Full applications 23 docs

• Land at rear of St Peter's Church, Church Knowle

  P/TRD/2026/03614 Submitted 2 Jul 2026 450 yards away

  2x dead Sycamore stems - Reduce to a height of 3 metres.

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• P/TRT/2026/04365 Granted

  26-30 Unit 2 Canford Bottom Colehill BH21 2HD

  Leyland Cypress (red circle) - Fell.

  Received 11 Aug, published by the council 15 Aug 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05153 Awaiting decision

  5 Shooters Paddock Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AB

  T1 & T3 - Willow - Pollard to 7m from ground. T2 - Common Hazel - Reduce height by 2m and lateral spread by 1m. T6 - Hawthorn - Reduce crown to clear building by a maximum of 1.5m.

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/05152 Awaiting decision

  4 Shooters Paddock Layton Lane Shaftesbury SP7 8AB

  T4 - Willow - Pollard to 7m from ground. T5 - Common Ash - Reduce crown to 7ft from ground. H1 - Mixed hedge - Reduce back to edge of retaining wall.

  Received 21 Sep, published by the council 22 Sep 2026 Trees
• P/TRC/2026/04604 Granted

  8 Duck Street Cerne Abbas DT2 7LA

  T1 Birch - Fell

  Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
• P/TRT/2026/04351 Withdrawn

  2 Grange Park Thornford DT9 6QG

  T1 Beech - Reduce the whole canopy by approx 2.5-3m

  Received 10 Aug, published by the council 13 Aug 2026 Trees