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3 SOMERSET CLOSE, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6QH

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/05498 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 - Crown lift between 12ft-15ft. T2 Beech tree - Reduce back lowest limb/branch back from edge of flower boarder by 2-3 meters.

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05498

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/05498
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
1 Sep 2026
Validated
1 Sep 2026
Ward
Devizes Rural West ED
Parish
Seend CP
Postcode
SN12 6QH

Comment by 24 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. 1 Sep 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 5 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 27 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

4 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 documents

What happens while it is decided

The process from here

This application is with Wiltshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.

The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.

About trees applications

How this application type works

Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.

More on trees applications in our guide

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In Wiltshire

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