Planning application
1 SOMERSET CLOSE, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6QH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Maple (1) - lift crown and reduce height by 25% back to previous reduction points Silver Birches (2 and 4) - reshape and reduce height back to previous reduction points Rowan (3] - remove dead branches and reshape
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/09718
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/09718
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 11 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 11 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 5 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Devizes Rural West ED
- Parish
- Seend CP
- Postcode
- SN12 6QH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 Dec 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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5 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 5 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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