Planning application
SOMERHILL HOUSE, LITTLE SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5BH
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.
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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
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PL/2025/07952 Withdrawn
Somerhill House, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5BH
The installation of four ground mounted solar PV arrays (retrospective).
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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).
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PL/2025/06193 Withdrawn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
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PL/2025/00702 Withdrawn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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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6 Jan 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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10 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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26 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat 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.
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