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BIRCH COTTAGE, SEAGRY ROAD, SUTTON BENGER, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 4RX

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/05839 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

Field Maple tree - reduction of canopy by 30%

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/05839

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/05839
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
10 Sep 2026
Validated
10 Sep 2026
Ward
Kington ED
Parish
Sutton Benger CP
Postcode
SN15 4RX

Comment by 7 October 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

  1. 10 Sep 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 17 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 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

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.

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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 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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