The Old Bakery, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HN Data via plota.co.uk
PL/2026/00734 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
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T1 Birch - Reduce crown by 30%. Data via plota.co.uk
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3 Feb 2026
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11 Mar 2026
Approved on 11 Mar 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026
Documents 6
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Site constraints 10
59 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Castle House, Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 56 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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- 6 mCastle HouseGrade II
- 13 mThe Old BakeryGrade II
- 17 mThe Castle HotelGrade II
- 21 mHillside House With Wall and GatepiersGrade II
- 23 mThe Dower HouseGrade II*
- 33 mThe Butter CrossGrade II
- 33 mThe MalthouseGrade II
- 37 mThe White Hart InnGrade II
- 41 m1, Park LaneGrade II
- 45 mChurch CottageGrade II
- 50 mArchway CottageGrade II
- 53 mHouse to North of Market Cross CottageGrade II
- 53 mCourt Cottage House Adjoining White Hart Inn to SouthGrade II
- 61 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard About 8 Metres South of East End of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 62 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard About 11 Metres South of East End of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 62 mMarket Cross Cottage and War MemorialGrade II
- 63 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 16 Metres South of East End of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 64 mDenny Tomb in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of Aisle South East Angle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 66 mR Sargent Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 68 mJones Tomb in Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of Rood Stair of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 69 mSargent Tomb in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Rood Stair of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 70 mFarr Tomb in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Jones Tomb, South of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 71 mBarrett Tomb in Churchyard, About 1 Metre East of Sealy Tomb South East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 71 mKington Tomb in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Farr Tomb, South of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 71 mThe Old Court HouseGrade II*
- 72 mChurch of St AndrewGrade I
- 72 mSealy Tomb in Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of Newman Tomb South East of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 72 mBroom Tomb in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Barrett Tomb, South East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 72 mReading Room CottageGrade II
- 73 mJames Archer Tomb in Churchyard, About 1 Metre South of Sealy Tomb, South East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 74 mChild Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 75 mNewman Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 75 mWilliam Archer Tomb in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Sealy Tomb, South East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 76 mColeman Tomb in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Newman Tomb, South of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 77 m1-3, West StreetGrade II
- 80 mKidd Tomb in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 81 mCombe CottageGrade II
- 82 mKing Tomb in Churchyard, About 3 Metes South of Kidd Tomb, South of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 84 mSmith Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of Tower of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 84 mBeak Tomb in Churchyard, About 1 Metre West of Kidd Tomb, South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 84 mChandlersGrade II
- 86 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of Beak Tomb, South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 88 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 5 Metres West of King Tomb, South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 89 m4, West StreetGrade II
- 89 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 5 Metres West of Beak Tomb, South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 89 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 6 Metres West South West of King Tomb South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 95 mCorbett CottageGrade II
- 97 mK6 Telephone Kiosk to Rear of the Old Rectory, Estate YardGrade II
- 103 mYew Tree CottageGrade II
- 104 mGables CottageGrade II
- 109 mGardeners HouseGrade II
- 113 mUnicorn GalleryGrade II
- 114 mThe Old RectoryGrade II
- 122 mUnicorn CottageGrade II
- 130 mRiverside HouseGrade II
- 130 mGable CottageGrade II
- 135 mThe Dovecote, in Grounds to West of Riverside HouseGrade II
- 141 mThe Old Post OfficeGrade II
- 143 mHouse Adjoining Manor House Hotel Entrance GatesGrade II
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.
Castle Combe 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.
Scheduled monument about 27 m away: Medieval market cross immediately east of St Andrew's Church
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.
Agricultural land, grade 4
Poor quality farmland, not best and most versatile. Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s), which most planning maps still show, had this area as grade 3. The predicted grade is Defra's current estimate; only a site survey settles it.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; SSSI about 456 m away: Rack Hill SSSI; National infrastructure project about 1942 m away: Lime Down Solar Project; Priority habitat about 19 m away: Deciduous woodland.
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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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.
This one36d
Council38d
UK36d
95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
1,247decided 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
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 26 Feb 2026
Historical activity at this location
25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Within ~100m
Nearby activity
2025
Approved
YEW TREE COTTAGE, PARK LANE, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HW
“Proposed repairs to Yew Tree Cottage and internal and external alterations to the annexe…
2025
Approved
YEW TREE COTTAGE, PARK LANE, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HW
“Proposed repairs to Yew Tree Cottage and internal and external alterations to the annexe…
2025
Approved
The Old Musuem, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HN
Re-roof the property, replacing the existing tiles with natural slates.
2025
Approved
PARK LANE COTTAGE, 2 PARK LANE, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HW
T1 - Beech - crown reduce 30%
2024
Approved
CHURCH COTTAGE, MARKET PLACE, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HT
Remove 1no multi-stem Corylus Maxima Purpurea (Hazel) and other shrubs causing structural…
2023
Approved
Church Cottage, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HT
Internal and external alterations to Church Cottage
2023
Approved
Church Cottage, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HT
External alterations to Church Cottage and provision of air source heat pump within the g…
2024
Approved
CEDARS, PARK LANE, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HW
Yew Tree - Fell.
2023
Approved
CHURCH VIEW COTTAGE, 1 MARKET PLACE, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HT
T1 Willow tree - Re Pollard at 2m from ground at previous point.
2023
Approved
WHITE HART INN, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HS
Western Red Cedar (T1) - fell to ground level as to close to buildings and reduction not…
2022
Approved
The Castle Hotel, Castle Combe, Wilts, SN14 7HN
Replacement boiler and flue to The Castle Hotel which is part of The Castle Inn
2021
Approved
Court Cottage, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 7HT
Single storey rear extension
2021
Approved
Court Cottage, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wilts, SN14 7HT
Single storey rear extension
2021
Approved
Church Cottage Market Place Castle Combe SN14 7HT
Refurbishment works and internal alterations
2021
Approved
The Upper Manor Castle Combe SN14 7HL
T1 - (T45) - ash - fell
2021
Approved
The Upper Manor, Market Place, Castle Combe, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN14 7HL
Fell 3 Ash Trees (T1 - T3)
2020
Withdrawn
Park Lane Cottage 2 Park Lane Castle Combe Chippenham Witshire SN14 7HW
30% Crown Reduction to Beech Tree (T1)
2020
Approved
Park Lane Cottage 2 Park Lane Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HW
Proposed single storey underground extension.
2020
Withdrawn
Combe Cottage Market Place Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HT
Change of Use from Shop to Dwelling House
2020
Withdrawn
Hill House Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HN
Fell 9 Ash Trees (T1 - T9)
2017
Withdrawn
The Castle Inn Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HN
Change of Use of staff accommodation area to staff accommodation and hotel accommodation
2016
Approved
1 Park Lane Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HW
Internal alterations to facilitate change of use from staff accommodation to hotel accomm…
2016
Approved
1 Park Lane Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HW
Change of use of house from staff accommodation to hotel use as two units.
2016
Approved
Hill House Market Place Castle Combe Wiltshire SN14 7HN
Removal of cementitious render to side gable.
2016
Withdrawn
The Upper Manor Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HL
Fell 1 Ash, Shorten West Limb of Beech by 2.5 Metres and Shorten South Limb of Yew by 2 M…
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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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.
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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
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