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CHURCH HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH

Awaiting decision Wiltshire PL/2026/06151 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

Sycamores S5 - S6 - Reduce vertically by c 8 m (30% of tree height).

As published by the council, reference PL/2026/06151

Application record

Reference
PL/2026/06151
Type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Status
Under Consultation
Received
28 Sep 2026
Validated
28 Sep 2026
Ward
Melksham Without West & Rural ED
Parish
Steeple Ashton CP
Postcode
BA14 6HH

Comment by 27 October 2026

The council is taking comments on this application until then. Comments go to Wiltshire through their own planning portal.

Site history

Applications at this address on the Wiltshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2023: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/2024/09244 Granted

    Church House, Vicarage Lane, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6HH

    Installation of 11 solar panels to the south west facing aspect of the slate pitched roof.

    Decided 26 Nov 2024 Heritage and listed buildings
  • PL/2023/00840 Granted

    CHURCH HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH

    T1 - Yew (TPO: 2016/00008/IND) - trimming back by 2-3m of branches overhanging driveway - these are beginning to restrict high vehicular access, causing damage to other parts of the driveway and surrounds as drivers seek to avoid low hanging branches. Co

    Decided 29 Mar 2023 Trees
  • PL/2023/00908 Granted

    CHURCH HOUSE, VICARAGE LANE, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6HH

    T2 - Yew - trimming back by c. 2m of branches overhanging driveway - these are beginning to restrict high vehicular access, causing damage to other parts of the driveway and surrounds as drivers seek to avoid low hanging branches. Considerable needle, ber

    Decided 6 Mar 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Sep 2026

    Received by Wiltshire

  2. 8 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 23 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

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 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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