Planning application
184 CHAPEL STREET, HORNINGSHAM, WARMINSTER, BA12 7LU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Norway Spruce (Picea abies) - Approximately 12m in height, located within 2.5m of building, interfering with overhead utility cables. Recommend to remove to 3.5ft above ground level, leaving the stump.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/06257
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/06257
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 30 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 30 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Warminster North & Rural ED
- Parish
- Horningsham CP
- Postcode
- BA12 7LU
Comment by 28 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
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30 Sep 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 25 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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PL/2026/05476 Granted
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PL/2026/05300 Granted
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PL/2026/05475 Granted
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