Planning application
PEPPERCORN COTTAGE, WATER STREET, BERWICK ST JOHN, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 0HS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Work needs to be carried out on a Yew tree (T1) located in the garden of Peppercorn cottage that is situate in a raised bank next to the road, Water Street. Therefore crown lifting is required for the branches overhanging Water Street.
As published by the council, reference PL/2024/10886
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2024/10886
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 27 Nov 2024
- Validated
- 27 Nov 2024
- Decided
- 7 Jan 2025
- Ward
- Fovant & Chalke Valley ED
- Parish
- Berwick St. John CP
- Postcode
- SP7 0HS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2024: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2025/08147 Granted
PEPPERCORN COTTAGE, WATER STREET, BERWICK ST JOHN, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 0HS
Apple tree - fell
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Nov 2024
Received by Wiltshire
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7 Jan 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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24 Sep 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 7 January 2025, 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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