Planning application
THE OLD SCHOOL HOUSE, HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SALISBURY, SP5 4LR
Works: Trees Small domestic
Read from the description, not a valuation. How we read the register
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Honey Locust tree - 30% crown reduction - out grown area - too close to shed
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05553
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/05553
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 2 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 2 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Downton & Ebble Valley ED
- Parish
- Coombe Bissett CP
- Postcode
- SP5 4LR
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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2 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 28 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
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 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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THE CROFT, HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SALISBURY, SP5 4LR
T1 - Yew/Field Maple - Crown reduce by 2m and shape. T2 - Holm Oak - Crown lift and shape whole crown by 1m.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
WATER LANE COTTAGE, HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SALISBURY, SP5 4LR
T1 Mature Willow - Re-reduce to previous pruning points retaining weeping shape. T2 Gleditsia - Crown Reduction, reducing the height and spread of the tree by 1 metre. Raise canopy over driveway by 1m and remove low branches encroaching onto drive. Prune
Granted Trees 7 docs -
THE GLEBE, HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SALISBURY, SP5 4LR
T1 Cherry Plum - Remove dead section back to upright live growth. T2 Mature Willow - Re-Pollard back to previous pollard points. Lower branches towards property to be reduced by a further 1m to form shape and increase clearance from house. T3 Pear - R
Granted Trees 14 docs -
THE GLEBE, HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SALISBURY, SP5 4LR
99% historically approved · decision due ~1 Oct
T1 - Lime - Pollard to original points at 10m (approximately 50% at major fork) to lessen the likelihood of failure and restore the tree to a manageable size given its location. T2 - Lime – Pollard to the low bifurcation @ 8m (approximately 50%) – Poor f
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs -
CHURCH FARM HOUSE, HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SALISBURY, SP5 4LR
Cherry tree - Fell.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
WATER LANE COTTAGE, HOMINGTON ROAD, COOMBE BISSETT, SALISBURY, SP5 4LR
99% historically approved · decision due ~15 Nov
T1 - Mature Weeping Willow - reduce height by 4m, back to suitable growth points and reduce lateral growth to balance. Retain weeping shape.
Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs
Other tree works applications
In Wiltshire
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PL/2026/05009 Granted
G AND P CASES LTD, STATION ROAD, ROYAL WOOTTON BASSETT, SWINDON, SN4 7EA
T34 & T36 Crack Willow - Re-pollard both trees back to previous points
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PL/2026/05646 Awaiting decision
LOWENA, 27 POULSHOT ROAD, POULSHOT, DEVIZES, SN10 1RJ
T1- Maple tree - prune on eastern side of crown (by approximately 2m lateral extension growth) to re-balance crown T2- Weeping Birch tree - fell - tree in senescence and decline
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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
FARTHINGS, 56-57 HIGH STREET, COLLINGBOURNE DUCIS, MARLBOROUGH, SN8 3EQ
T1 - Yew tree - crown thin and crown lift to shape; remove several dead branches T2 - Sycamore tree - overall prune to keep tree back from dwelling
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PL/2026/04581 Granted
88 MONTGOMERY GARDENS, SALISBURY, SP2 7UQ
G1 Mixed group - Prune back 2m from building. G2 Mixed group - Prune back 2m from shed.