Planning application
MANOR HOUSE, CHURCH PLACE, LYDIARD MILLICENT, SWINDON, SN5 3LS
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T5 Goat Willow & T7 Yew - Fell; T6 Liquid Amber - Relocate tree; T8 Yew - Crown reduction of up to 40%.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00588
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/00588
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- No Objection
- Received
- 27 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 27 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 4 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Royal Wootton Bassett East ED
- Parish
- Lydiard Millicent CP
- Postcode
- SN5 3LS
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2023: 5 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/01298 Granted
Manor House, Church Place, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LS
Proposed swimming pool, pool house and external works
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PL/2026/00542 Granted
MANOR HOUSE, CHURCH PLACE, LYDIARD MILLICENT, SWINDON, SN5 3LS
T1 White May - Fell to ground level. T2 Acer - Crown reduction of up to 30–35%, biased towards the side placing tension on the existing cable bracing system. T3 Lime - Crown reduction of up to 40 % to rebalance the canopy. T4 Horse Chestnut - Re pollar
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PL/2023/01014 Granted
MANOR HOUSE, CHURCH PLACE, LYDIARD MILLICENT, SWINDON, SN5 3LS
T1 - Yew Tree - Crown raise up to a height of 2.5 metres, Prune back mid crown by up to 2 metres
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PL/2023/01188 Granted
MANOR HOUSE, CHURCH PLACE, LYDIARD MILLICENT, SWINDON, SN5 3LS
H1 - Conifer hedge in rear garden: Reduce the height back to previous points (approximately 50%) to improve appearance, reduce encroachment onto neighbours and enable easier future works to maintain as a hedge. Also remove approximately nine smaller supp
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jan 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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4 Mar 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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12 Aug 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 4 March 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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Manor House, Church Place, Lydiard Millicent, Swindon, SN5 3LS
Proposed swimming pool, pool house and external works
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T1 White May - Fell to ground level. T2 Acer - Crown reduction of up to 30–35%, biased towards the side placing tension on the existing cable bracing system. T3 Lime - Crown reduction of up to 40 % to rebalance the canopy. T4 Horse Chestnut - Re pollar
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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T1 - Yew Tree - Crown raise up to a height of 2.5 metres, Prune back mid crown by up to 2 metres
Granted Trees 5 docs -
MANOR HOUSE, CHURCH PLACE, LYDIARD MILLICENT, SWINDON, SN5 3LS
H1 - Conifer hedge in rear garden: Reduce the height back to previous points (approximately 50%) to improve appearance, reduce encroachment onto neighbours and enable easier future works to maintain as a hedge. Also remove approximately nine smaller supp
Granted Trees 6 docs -
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