Planning application
THE COTTAGE, BARFORD LANE, DOWNTON, SALISBURY, SP5 3QA
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Copper Beech (Fagus sylvatica f. purpurea) - Crown lift up to 5m and carefully shortening branches to create a uniform, balanced aesthetic shape, reduce overhang and shading on the effected boundary properties. T2 Yew (Taxus baccata) - Crown lift up
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/04641
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/04641
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 21 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Downton & Ebble Valley ED
- Parish
- Downton CP
- Postcode
- SP5 3QA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/05045 Granted
THE COTTAGE, BARFORD LANE, DOWNTON, SALISBURY, SP5 3QA
T1 Fig Tree - Crown reduction 1m, shorting branches to make blanched aesthetic shape, reduce overhang into Barford Lane.
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PL/2024/09721 Granted
THE COTTAGE, BARFORD LANE, DOWNTON, SALISBURY, SP5 3QA
T1 - Fig tree - reduce crown by 1m T2 - Magnolia tree - crown lift and crown reduce by 1m-1.5m T3 - Cotoneaster - cut back lower canopy by 1.5m T4 - Holly tree - fell T5 - Cherry Laurel tree - fell T6 - Yew tree - cut back overhanging branches by 1.5
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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21 Sep 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
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 21 September 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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THE COTTAGE, BARFORD LANE, DOWNTON, SALISBURY, SP5 3QA
T1 - Fig tree - reduce crown by 1m T2 - Magnolia tree - crown lift and crown reduce by 1m-1.5m T3 - Cotoneaster - cut back lower canopy by 1.5m T4 - Holly tree - fell T5 - Cherry Laurel tree - fell T6 - Yew tree - cut back overhanging branches by 1.5
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