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HOMEMEAD HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH

Granted Wiltshire PL/2026/00645 Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

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

Proposal

3 Yew trees - To be thinned and reduced in height by c. 25%.

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/00645

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/00645
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Closed
Decision
No Objection
Received
30 Jan 2026
Validated
30 Jan 2026
Decided
11 Mar 2026
Ward
Melksham Without West & Rural ED
Parish
Steeple Ashton CP
Postcode
BA14 6HH

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2021: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/2021/06475 Granted

    HOMEMEAD HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH

    T1 - Ash - Crown thin and crown rise. Shown as T1 on the plan Just moved into the property. Last tree works completed June 2016..

    Decided 23 Aug 2021 Trees
  • PL/2021/06486 Granted

    HOMEMEAD HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH

    Yew Trees x 3 - 30% reduction

    Decided 3 Aug 2021 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 30 Jan 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 11 Mar 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection

  3. 12 Aug 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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What this grant of permission means

Wiltshire granted permission on 11 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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