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LAND REAR OF 4/5 HIGH STREET, STOURTON, WARMINSTER, BA12 6QF

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/05725 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

Trees in tenanted property car park behind cricket club and serving cottages 4/5 High Street Stourhead and tree in cottage garden T1 - Fraxinus excelsior - Ash tree - exhibiting 50% or more Ash Dieback, leaning into tenant parking area - fell T2 - Fagu

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05725

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/05725
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
9 Sep 2026
Validated
9 Sep 2026
Ward
Mere ED
Parish
Stourton with Gasper CP
Postcode
BA12 6QF

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Sep 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 4 November 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

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What 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 39 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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