Planning application
ST MARYS CHURCH, CHURCH STREET, STEEPLE ASHTON, BA14 6EW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Robinia tree - prune back branches to clear church building and remove deadwood T2 - Robinia tree - fell T3 - Robinia tree - remove deadwood
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/09608
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/09608
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 8 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 8 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 19 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Melksham Without West & Rural ED
- Parish
- Steeple Ashton CP
- Postcode
- BA14 6EW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Dec 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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19 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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26 Jul 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 19 January 2026, 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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