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Giffords Court Lowbourne, Melksham, SN12 7DY

Granted Wiltshire PL/2023/02536 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut (TPO) Reduction of branch towards the corner of the building by up to 2 metres. Reduction of branch over lawn on the roadside by up to 2 metres. The work is to address long lateral branches with possible weak attachment.

As published by the council, reference PL/2023/02536

Application record

Reference
PL/2023/02536
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Closed
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
29 Mar 2023
Validated
29 Mar 2023
Decided
23 May 2023
Ward
Melksham Forest ED
Parish
Melksham CP
Postcode
SN12 7DY

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • 19/10679/TCA Granted

    Giffords Court Lowbourne Melksham SN12 7DY

    TG1 Fell 4x Leyland Cypress T1 Reduce cherry by 25% and prune to shape T2 Fell Pine close to wall T3 Small cherry, reduce branch over drive by 1 metre and prune to balance shape.

    Decided 16 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 29 Mar 2023

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 23 May 2023

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 4 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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2 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wiltshire granted permission on 23 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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    Granted Trees 4 docs

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