Shaftesbury Town planning approval rate
Shaftesbury Town ward in Dorset has a 96.2% approval rate based on 500 planning decisions. Dorset overall: 92.3%.
Last updated: September 2026
96.2%
ward approval rate
500
Decisions
481
Approved
19
Refused
92.3%
Dorset average
Shaftesbury Town sits slightly above the Dorset average, with a 3.9 point advantage. Planning outcomes here are generally favourable.
How Shaftesbury Town compares
Shaftesbury Town ward
96.2%
Dorset overall
92.3%
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Recent decisions in Shaftesbury Town
P/TRT/2026/04736
T19 - Beech - Fell to ground level. A replacement Beech to be replanted in a sui · 2026-09-24
P/TRT/2026/04075
T18 & T19 - Lime (x2) - Raise crown to 3m from ground over parking area. · 2026-08-18
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Other wards in Dorset
Ward members (97.1%)
St. Leonards and St. Ives (90.8%)
Gillingham (93.5%)
Beacon (94.9%)
West Purbeck (95.4%)
South East Purbeck (93.8%)
Chalk Valleys (98.1%)
Wareham (90.7%)
Lytchett Matravers and Upton (87.1%)
Colehill and Wimborne Minster East (93.5%)
Stour and Allen Vale (80.6%)
Ferndown North (92.5%)