Planning application
MERE COTTAGE, SALISBURY STREET, MERE, WARMINSTER, BA12 6HB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Fir tree - 25% height reduction
As published by the council, reference PL/2023/02228
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2023/02228
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 20 Mar 2023
- Validated
- 20 Mar 2023
- Decided
- 2 May 2023
- Ward
- Mere ED
- Parish
- Mere CP
- Postcode
- BA12 6HB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Mar 2023
Received by Wiltshire
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2 May 2023
Decision issued: No Objection
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5 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 2 May 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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