Planning application
Bath Road, Shaw, SN12 8EF
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
The 3m section of hedgerow was removed to facilitate a construction project undertaken by Wessex Water. The hedgerow was removed under consent reference: PL/2025/03656. This consent stated that the hedgerow would be replanted upon completion of the projec
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/08265
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/08265
- Type
- Hedgerow removal notice
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 15 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 15 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 19 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Melksham Without North & Shurnhold ED
- Parish
- Melksham Without CP
- Postcode
- SN12 8EF
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Oct 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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19 Nov 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
7 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 19 November 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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