Planning application
THE OLD VICARAGE, 12 ALFRED STREET, WESTBURY, BA13 3DY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Bay tree and Yew tree - fell
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05529
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/05529
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Westbury East ED
- Parish
- Westbury CP
- Postcode
- BA13 3DY
Comment by 23 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
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1 Sep 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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2 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
1 document 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
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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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12A ALFRED STREET, WESTBURY, BA13 3DY
99% historically approved · decision due ~21 Oct
Complete removal of Leylandii Cypress tree.
Awaiting decision Trees 6 docs -
Lotz Abbott Works, Alfred Street, Westbury, BA13 3DY
Change of use and conversion to 9 residential units
Granted Full applications 41 docs -
The Old Vicarage 12 Alfred Street Westbury Wiltshire BA13 3DY
Felling of approx 12 Conifers
Decided Trees 5 docs -
THE OLD VICARAGE, 12 ALFRED STREET, WESTBURY, BA13 3DY
99% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct
Unspecified tree - fell
Awaiting decision Trees 1 doc -
12A ALFRED STREET, WESTBURY, BA13 3DY
Complete removal of Yew tree from garden due to dangerous lean.
Granted Trees 5 docs -
Land Adjacent Cygan House Churchyard , Westbury, Wiltshire BA13 3GJ
Sycamore Trees (T6 and T7) - Trimming branches , general Crown management in order to prevent large branches falling down onto site and causing injuries.
Decided Trees 4 docs
Other trees applications
In Wiltshire
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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.