Planning application
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY, CORSHAM COURT, HIGH STREET, CORSHAM, SN13 0BZ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T13 - Copper beech - Remove collapsed limb(s) and reduce overextended lateral limbs by crown thinning up to 15% - Reason - Sudden limb drop/Safety. T35 - Indian Bean Tree - Fell. Reason - Structurally unsound. T35c - Indian Bean Tree - Fell. Reason - S
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05747
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/05747
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Corsham Ladbrook ED
- Parish
- Corsham CP
- Postcode
- SN13 0BZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/2026/05752 Awaiting decision
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY, CORSHAM COURT, HIGH STREET, CORSHAM, SN13 0BZ
Adj. T62 - Cherry - Fell. Reason - Advanced Pseudomonas syringae. In decline. T52 - Goat willow - Fell. Reason - To prioritise historic Yew feature. T89 - Indian Bean Tree - Fell. Reason - In decline. T92 - Goat willow - Fell. Reason - To prioritise hi
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PL/2026/05546 Awaiting decision
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY, CORSHAM COURT, HIGH STREET, CORSHAM, SN13 0BZ
T13 Copper beech - remove and tidy shed and torn limbs to suitable growth points as required.
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PL/2026/05548 Awaiting decision
BATH SPA UNIVERSITY, CORSHAM COURT, HIGH STREET, CORSHAM, SN13 0BZ
G325 - Topiary Yews - Prune from adjacent building and wall to provide 1.5m clearance and allow installation of scaffolding rise for building maintenance works. G324, G325, G327 & G328 - Topiary Cloud Yews - trim annual regrowth to topiary form for this
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PL/2024/07802 Granted
Bath Spa University, Corsham Court, High Street, Corsham, SN13 0BZ
Removal of existing softwood upper roof stucture and installation of new softwood roof structure on top of existing hardwood roof structure, at correct height and pitch to support new Spanish slate coverings previously consented under application PL/2021/
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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17 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 5 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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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 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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