The Old Church School, Hollow Street, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5JD Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/01583 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 Hawthorn - Reduce to hedge height to gain a 3.5m clearance; T2 Hawthorn - Side prune to gain a 5m clearance; T3 Red Maple - Re-pollard; T4 Redwood - Fell; T5 Cherry, T7 Beech, T8 Birch - Side prune to gain a 3.5m clearance T6 Apple - Crown reduce to gain a 3.5m clearance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Mar 2026
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Approved
14 Apr 2026

Approved on 14 Apr 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Site constraints 4

Great Somerford 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 ↗
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
Inside the Great Somerford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £370,000 in July 2000. Detached house, freehold.

26 July 2000£370,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
SN15 5JD
Received
6 Mar 2026
Validated
6 Mar 2026
Ward
Brinkworth ED
Parish
Great Somerford CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Apr 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
14 Apr 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 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

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Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
31 Mar 2026
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.