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POND HOUSE, BACK LANE, ALDERTON, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 6NW

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/04996 Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 - Lime tree to be crown raised to a finished height of up to 5 metres. Pollard to a finished height of up to 5 metres.

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/04996

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/04996
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Sherston ED
Parish
Luckington & Alderton CP
Postcode
SN14 6NW

Comment by 10 September 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Wiltshire through their own planning portal.

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 10 Aug 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 19 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 October 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.

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What 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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