Biddestone Manor, Chippenham Road, Biddestone, Chippenham, SN14 7DJ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/00329 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 T2 T3 Willow - Reduce to half height. T4 Corkscrew Willow - Fell. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
19 Jan 2026
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Approved
24 Feb 2026

Approved on 24 Feb 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Notice Document · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Notice PDF · 24 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 19 Jan 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Manor House and Barn, Grade II*, about 1 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 4 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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Historic England ↗
Cotswolds National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Biddestone conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Council document ↗
Scheduled monument about 22 m away: Dovecote at Biddestone Manor
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National infrastructure project about 1044 m away: Lime Down Solar Project
The site is about 1044 m from the project boundary. Generating station, under examination.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Biddestone built-up area; Priority habitat about 26 m away: Traditional orchard; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

Checked on 6 October 2026. The pin for this application is the centre of its postcode rather than the building, so distances to nearby designations are measured from the postcode and can be out by the width of the postcode area. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the Planning Inspectorate, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
SN14 7DJ
Received
19 Jan 2026
Validated
19 Jan 2026
Ward
By Brook ED
Parish
Biddestone & Slaughterford CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Feb 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
24 Feb 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
1,246decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →

Public comments

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
11 Feb 2026

Historical activity at this location

12 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 Robinia - Fell. T2 Birch - Fell.
PL/2025/06285
2024 Approved
T1 Norway Maple - Fell. T2 Norway Spruce - Fell.
PL/2024/10356
2024 Withdrawn
LOWER SILL OF 20C WINDOW TO FORM A DOOR INTO THE GARDEN
PL/2024/04970
2024 Approved
Silver Birch tree - Fell. Cherry tree - Reduce by 6 - 8 feet.
PL/2024/03992
2023 Approved
1 & 2 - Ash trees - fell 3 - group of Horse Chestnut trees - fell
PL/2023/04408
2022 Withdrawn
Horse Chestnuts x 12 - Fell Ash - Remove one limb
PL/2022/07035
2022 Approved
Elms x 8 Reduce to 6 feet
PL/2022/03021
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2020 Refused
Land at Chippenham Lane Biddestone SN14 7DJ
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed Change of Use of Ag…
20/07411/PNCOU
2020 Withdrawn
Biddestone Manor Chippenham Road Biddestone Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7DJ
Re-pollard 22 Lime Trees Back to Previous Pruning Points
20/00968/TCA
2019 Withdrawn
Biddestone Manor Chippenham Road Biddestone Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7DJ
50% Canopy Reduction to 6 Holly Oak Trees to Create Formal Boundary
19/11952/TCA
2019 Withdrawn
Biddestone Manor Chippenham Road Biddestone Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7DJ
Repollard 5 Willow Trees, and Fell 5 Willow Trees and 1 Lawson
19/00741/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Biddestone Manor Chippenham Road Biddestone Wiltshire SN14 7DJ
25% Crown Reduction to 1 Ash Tree and 1 Acer Tree.
16/02075/TCA
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
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Other decisions

Wiltshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #225 out of 296. The council extends the time limit on 55% of applications - one of the highest rates in England. Expect your application to take longer than the standard deadline. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (96%) than the national average (90%).

Frequently extends decision deadlines
expect longer than the statutory limit
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Wiltshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
93%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #71 of 296
96%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #65 of 296
53%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #225 of 296
55%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #252 of 296
78%
Minor dwellings approved
339 decided (1-9 homes)
90%
Major dwellings approved
48 decided (10+ homes)
92%
Change of use approved
160 decided
3,659
Total decisions
256 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings