Planning application
3 SOMERSET CLOSE, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6QH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
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
- Closed
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 6 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Devizes Rural West ED
- Parish
- Seend CP
- Postcode
- SN12 6QH
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Sep 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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5 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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6 Oct 2026
Decision issued: No Objection
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Wiltshire granted permission on 6 October 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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