Planning application
34 LOWBOURNE, MELKSHAM, SN12 7DZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Field Maple T2 Copper Beech - Reduction by up to 2 meters.
As published by the council, reference PL/2024/08960
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2024/08960
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 30 Sep 2024
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2024
- Decided
- 11 Nov 2024
- Ward
- Melksham Forest ED
- Parish
- Melksham CP
- Postcode
- SN12 7DZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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30 Sep 2024
Received by Wiltshire
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11 Nov 2024
Decision issued: No Objection
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1 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 11 November 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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