Planning application
MIRANDA HOUSE NURSING HOME, 77 HIGH STREET, ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T2 Eucalyptus - Fell.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05130
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/05130
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 7 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 7 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Royal Wootton Bassett North ED
- Parish
- Royal Wootton Bassett CP
- Postcode
- SN4 7AH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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PL/2026/04959 Awaiting decision
MIRANDA HOUSE NURSING HOME, 77 HIGH STREET, ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AH
T1 Lime (Tilia) - Reduce canopy to a finished height of 11 meters and lateral branches by 1.5 meters. Lapsed pollard, canopy management.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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19 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 2 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.
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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MIRANDA HOUSE NURSING HOME, 77 HIGH STREET, ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AH
99% historically approved · decision due ~2 Oct
T1 Lime (Tilia) - Reduce canopy to a finished height of 11 meters and lateral branches by 1.5 meters. Lapsed pollard, canopy management.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
CHURCH OF THE SACRED HEART, HIGH STREET, ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7AH
T1 - Crown reduce Silver Birch by approximately 3m T2 - Crown reduce Field Maple by approximately 2m T3 - Crown reduce Field Maple by approximately 2m T4 - Crown reduce Cherry tree by approximately 2m
Granted Trees 3 docs -
John Watson House Lime Kiln Royal Wootton Bassett Swindon Wiltshire SN4 7JH
5% Crown Clean to Birch and Crown Lift to 2.5 Metres from Ground Level; Crown Lift Horse Chestnut to 2.5 Metres from Ground Level, 5% Crown Thin and Clear Lights and Signs, Prune Overextended Branches by up to 2 Metres (T2); Crown Lift Beech to 2.5 Metres
Decided Trees 4 docs -
12 JOHN WATSON HOUSE, LIME KILN, ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7JH
T1584 Silver birch – Crown lift 2.5m from ground level, 1m from top of hedge. T1585 Horse chestnut – Remove epicormic growth at base. Side prune to gain 2.5m clearance from property. T1586 Copper beech – Side prune to gain 1m clearance from streetlight.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
6 SPRATS BARN CRESCENT, ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7JP
Single storey rear extension and front porch
Granted Householder Extension 9 docsSmall domestic -
Bramble Cottage, 26 Coxstalls, Royal Wootton Bassett, Swindon, SN4 7AW
Single-storey rear extension
Granted Householder Extension 6 docsSmall domestic
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PL/2026/04928 Granted
Land off Byron Road, next to track to Drews pond and backing on to houses on Elliott Court, Devizes, SN10 5EG
T33 Ash tree - Reduce canopy by 2 to 3m. Previous failures in canopy, position backing on to neighbouring houses.
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PL/2026/04761 Granted
36 OLD COACH ROAD, BULFORD, SALISBURY, SP4 9DA
T1 Goat Willow - Fell to ground level.. T2 Smoke Bush - Remove dead branches and reshape. T3 Yew - Trim and reshape after the goat willow is removed. T4 Silver Maple - Remove epicormic growth from the main stem. T5 2 x Sycamore - Cut back lateral g
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PL/2026/04762 Granted
LUCKINGTON MANOR, THE STREET, LUCKINGTON, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 6NP
T1 Cedar - Tree is dead. Remove tree to ground level. T2 Lime - Thin tree by 30% to reduce sail weight and allow more light into garden below.
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PL/2026/04750 Granted
4 COTLEY PLACE, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HT
T1 Walnut tree - Reduce the lateral spread by up to 2 metres and height by 1 metre. T2 Tulip tree - Crown lift up to 5 metres and reduction of the long lateral branches on the bottom half of the tree by up to 2 metres to balance the trees shape.
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PL/2026/04788 Granted
PEACOCK COTTAGE, WOODBOROUGH, PEWSEY, SN9 5PG
T1 Copper Beach - Reduce crown by 3.5 metres and crown raise 3 metres and shape accordingly to clear adjacent thatch and roof.