Planning application
CHURCH HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Yew (TPO: 2016/00008/IND) - trimming back by 2-3m of branches overhanging driveway - these are beginning to restrict high vehicular access, causing damage to other parts of the driveway and surrounds as drivers seek to avoid low hanging branches. Co
As published by the council, reference PL/2023/00840
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2023/00840
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 3 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 29 Mar 2023
- Ward
- Melksham Without West & Rural ED
- Parish
- Steeple Ashton CP
- Postcode
- BA14 6HH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2024/09244 Granted
Church House, Vicarage Lane, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6HH
Installation of 11 solar panels to the south west facing aspect of the slate pitched roof.
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PL/2023/00908 Granted
CHURCH HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH
T2 - Yew - trimming back by c. 2m of branches overhanging driveway - these are beginning to restrict high vehicular access, causing damage to other parts of the driveway and surrounds as drivers seek to avoid low hanging branches. Considerable needle, ber
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Feb 2023
Received by Wiltshire
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29 Mar 2023
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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5 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 29 March 2023, 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.
About tree works applications
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.
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