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SOMERHILL HOUSE, LITTLE SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5BH

Granted Wiltshire PL/2026/00070 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

G19 Ash x 3 - Fell.

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00070

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/00070
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Closed
Decision
Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
Received
6 Jan 2026
Validated
6 Jan 2026
Decided
10 Feb 2026
Ward
Brinkworth ED
Parish
Little Somerford CP
Postcode
SN15 5BH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register

This site has had 6 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/2026/04656 Granted

    Somerhill House, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BH

    Discharge of Conditions 4 (Finish of Southern Facing Retaining Wall) & Condition 5 (Arboricultural Method Statement) of Planning Application PL/2025/07562

    Decided 11 Sep 2026 Conditions
  • PL/2025/07952 Withdrawn

    Somerhill House, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BH

    The installation of four ground mounted solar PV arrays (retrospective).

    Decided 3 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • PL/2025/07562 Granted

    SOMERHILL HOUSE, LITTLE SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5BH

    Change of use of land from agricultural to land associated with care home (retrospective).

    Decided 5 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • PL/2025/06193 Withdrawn

    Somerhill House, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BH

    New single storey Extra Care Unit and separate bin store. The Extra Care Unit will provide four self contained units suitable for single or double person occupancy. The residents will live independently but have the support of the adjacent care home staff

    Decided 30 Jun 2026 Full applications
  • PL/2025/00702 Withdrawn

    Somerhill House, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BH

    Certificate of lawful development to seek confirmation that planning applications N/09/00362/FUL and PL/2024/02066 can proceed lawfully.

    Decided 2 Jun 2026 Lawful development

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jan 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 10 Feb 2026

    Decision issued: Approve with Conditions

  3. 26 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Wiltshire granted permission on 10 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.

Nearby applications

Within 0.3 miles

  • SOMERHILL HOUSE, LITTLE SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5BH

    PL/2025/07562 Submitted 18 Sep 2025 50 yards away

    Change of use of land from agricultural to land associated with care home (retrospective).

    Granted Full applications 11 docs
  • Somerhill House, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BH

    PL/2025/07952 Submitted 2 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    The installation of four ground mounted solar PV arrays (retrospective).

    Withdrawn Full applications 8 docs
  • Maunditts Park Farm, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BH

    PL/2026/04986 Submitted 10 Aug 2026 50 yards away

    89% historically approved · decision due ~5 Oct

    Alterations to residential conversion of agricultural barn permitted under prior notification PL/2025/02369, extended residential curtilage and erection of ancillary stables and studio outbuildings, and associated works

    Awaiting decision Full applications 26 docs
  • COACH HOUSE FARM, LITTLE SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5BH

    PL/2025/07656 Submitted 1 Oct 2025 50 yards away

    Application for prior approval under Class Q of the GPDO 2015 (as amended), for change of use of agricultural building into 1 no. dwellinghouses (Class C3) with associated operational development.

    Granted Prior approval 10 docs
    Domestic
  • Somerhill House, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BH

    PL/2025/00702 Submitted 8 Apr 2025 50 yards away

    Certificate of lawful development to seek confirmation that planning applications N/09/00362/FUL and PL/2024/02066 can proceed lawfully.

    Withdrawn Lawful development 5 docs
  • Somerhill House, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BH

    PL/2025/06193 Submitted 23 Jul 2025 50 yards away

    New single storey Extra Care Unit and separate bin store. The Extra Care Unit will provide four self contained units suitable for single or double person occupancy. The residents will live independently but have the support of the adjacent care home staff

    Withdrawn Full applications 11 docs
    Small domestic

In Wiltshire

  • PL/2026/05498 Granted

    3 SOMERSET CLOSE, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6QH

    T1 Lime tree - Crown lift between 12ft-15ft. T2 Beech tree - Reduce back lowest limb/branch back from edge of flower boarder by 2-3 meters.

    Received 1 Sep, published by the council 5 Sep 2026 Trees
  • PL/2026/05476 Granted

    13, WILCOT, PEWSEY, SN9 5NN

    T1 - Cherry tree - fell T2 - Norway Spruce tree - fell

    Received 27 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • PL/2026/05473 Granted

    BRICK HOUSE, 115, BRADENSTOKE, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 4ES

    Group of Conifer trees - fell Damson tree - fell Maple tree - fell

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees
  • PL/2026/05300 Granted

    4 LIME TREE CLOSE, CALNE, SN11 0HR

    Reducing two Yew trees by circa 30%.

    Received 20 Aug, published by the council 26 Aug 2026 Trees
  • PL/2026/05475 Granted

    THIRLSTONE, 4 GLEBELANDS, DAUNTSEY ROAD, GREAT SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5HX

    T2 - Variegated Acer tree - fell

    Received 25 Aug, published by the council 2 Sep 2026 Trees