Planning application
ACRESHORT PARK, ACRESHORT LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, WILTSHIRE, BA14 6HD
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T766 Field Maple - Remove split stem to ground level. T768 Ash - Reduce canopy by 4m overall to allow for regeneration. T769 Rowan - Remove to ground level.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/03249
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/03249
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 20 May 2026
- Validated
- 20 May 2026
- Decided
- 25 Jun 2026
- Ward
- Melksham Without West & Rural ED
- Parish
- Steeple Ashton CP
- Postcode
- BA14 6HD
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 May 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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25 Jun 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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1 Aug 2026
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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 25 June 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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