Planning application
5 NETHERCOTE HILL, LACOCK, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 2LD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
A - Mature Apple - Crown-clean to remove dead, diseased and damaged sections; Target-prune mid and upper crown to remove around 20%; Reduce laterally by up to maximum 2.5 metres; B - Apple tree - Reduce crown by 20-30% through thinning of canopy; Lateral
As published by the council, reference PL/2025/10010
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2025/10010
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 24 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 24 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 3 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Corsham Without ED
- Parish
- Lacock CP
- Postcode
- SN15 2LD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Dec 2025
Received by Wiltshire
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3 Feb 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 3 February 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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