Planning application
FORGE COTTAGE, 20, HAM, MARLBOROUGH, SN8 3RB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Catapla - Fell. 2009 pollarding repeated in 2016, main trunk has now rotted down 2 feet internally representing a risk to the neighbouring buildings. T2 T3 T4 T5 T6 - Reduction of 4 Hazels and 1 Fern along roadside to previously pollarded height, appr
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/04876
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/04876
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 4 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 4 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Pewsey Vale East ED
- Parish
- Ham CP
- Postcode
- SN8 3RB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Aug 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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12 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 September 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Wiltshire took a median of 49 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Wiltshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Wiltshire decided tree works applications in a median of 38 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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