Planning application
1 PADDOCK CLOSE, GREAT SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5JY
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Hornbeam - Prune to upright form by removing lower sections of canopy; G2 Silver Birch - Reduce in height by up to 3 metres and by up to 1.8 metres on lateral branches
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/07702
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/07702
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 24 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 24 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 30 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Brinkworth ED
- Parish
- Great Somerford CP
- Postcode
- SN15 5JY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Sep 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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30 Oct 2025
Decision issued: No Objection
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12 Aug 2026
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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 30 October 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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