Planning application
ORCHARD 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
Yew (Y1) 30% reduction of south face Yew (Y2) Deadwooding Yew (Y3) 30% reduction Oak (O1) Crown raise
As published by the council, reference PL/2024/07586
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2024/07586
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 13 Aug 2024
- Validated
- 13 Aug 2024
- Decided
- 20 Sep 2024
- 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 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/06149 Awaiting decision
ORCHARD HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH
Oak tree – reduce laterally on eastern and southern sides by 3m-6m to suitable growth points retaining natural crown formation; reduce height by 2m-3m and crown clean and deadwood
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PL/2026/06150 Awaiting decision
ORCHARD HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH
Sycamores S1 - S4 - Reduce vertically by c 8 m (30% of tree height).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Aug 2024
Received by Wiltshire
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20 Sep 2024
Decision issued: No Objection
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19 Aug 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 20 September 2024, 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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