Planning application
HIGHFIELD HOUSE, HILPERTON ROAD, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 7JP
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1 Copse - Mixed Pine & Goat or Grey Willow restricting lawn access and light. Removal of low hanging branches (to provide circa 2m clearance). 2 Large multi trunk Goat or Grey Willow restricting access and light. Over lawn, removal of low hanging branche
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/09839
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/09839
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 17 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 17 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 21 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Trowbridge Adcroft ED
- Parish
- Trowbridge CP
- Postcode
- BA14 7JP
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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17 Dec 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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21 Jan 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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26 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 21 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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