Planning application
MANOR STABLES COTTAGE, WEST STREET, GREAT SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5EH
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Reduce Maple by 2 metres. Reduce Laurel hedge to 6ft. Reduce Hazel by 2 metres.
As published by the council, reference PL/2026/06413
Application record
- Reference
- PL/2026/06413
- Type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Status
- Under Consultation
- Received
- 1 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 1 Oct 2026
- Ward
- Brinkworth ED
- Parish
- Great Somerford CP
- Postcode
- SN15 5EH
Comment by 28 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 2 applications since 2026.
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PL/2026/06400 Awaiting decision
MANOR STABLES COTTAGE, WEST STREET, GREAT SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5EH
Maple tree - reduce by 2m Laurel hedge - reduce to 6ft Hazel tree - reduce by 2m
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Oct 2026
Received by Wiltshire
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8 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 26 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
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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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