Planning application
6 MANOR PARK, GREAT SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5EQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce all over by up to 3.5 metres, Canopy thin by up to 10%, Crown raise to approximately 3.5 metres above ground level and pruned back from street furniture by up to 1.5m
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05539
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/05539
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 1 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 1 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Brinkworth ED
- Parish
- Great Somerford CP
- Postcode
- SN15 5EQ
Comment by 29 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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11 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 50 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.
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PL/2026/05009 Granted
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PL/2026/05646 Awaiting decision
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PL/2026/04519 Granted
64 SUTHERLAND CRESCENT, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 6RS
T1 Oak - Remove major deadwood over 50mm in diameter. Prune on neighbours side by up to 1.5m to maintain clearance from property. Prune on house side by up to 1.5m to maintain clearance from house.
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PL/2026/04873 Granted
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PL/2026/04581 Granted
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G1 Mixed group - Prune back 2m from building. G2 Mixed group - Prune back 2m from shed.