Malthouse Barn, Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HS Data via plota.co.uk
PL/2026/03155 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
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Proposal
Reduce two Conifers to driveway by 1.5m in height. Reduce two Silver Birch in rear garden by 2m and reduce Hedge at bottom of garden by 1m and trim side. Data via plota.co.uk
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18 May 2026
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25 Jun 2026
Approved on 25 Jun 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026
Documents 14
Decision & officer reports 2
Plans & drawings 2
Application forms 2
Other documents 8
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Site constraints 10
63 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Malthouse, Grade II, about 5 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade I, 2 Grade II*, 60 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.
Show all 63 with distances
- 5 mThe MalthouseGrade II
- 20 mThe White Hart InnGrade II
- 23 mHillside House With Wall and GatepiersGrade II
- 35 mCourt Cottage House Adjoining White Hart Inn to SouthGrade II
- 38 mThe Butter CrossGrade II
- 39 mThe Castle HotelGrade II
- 44 mCastle HouseGrade II
- 47 mThe Old Court HouseGrade II*
- 49 mThe Old BakeryGrade II
- 55 mHouse to North of Market Cross CottageGrade II
- 56 mMarket Cross Cottage and War MemorialGrade II
- 57 mThe Dower HouseGrade II*
- 57 mReading Room CottageGrade II
- 58 mChurch CottageGrade II
- 59 mChandlersGrade II
- 63 mCombe CottageGrade II
- 66 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard About 11 Metres South of East End of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 66 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 16 Metres South of East End of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 67 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard About 8 Metres South of East End of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 68 mK6 Telephone Kiosk to Rear of the Old Rectory, Estate YardGrade II
- 70 mDenny Tomb in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of Aisle South East Angle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 70 mR Sargent Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 71 mJones Tomb in Churchyard, About 9 Metres South of Rood Stair of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 72 mFarr Tomb in Churchyard About 2 Metres South East of Jones Tomb, South of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 73 m1, Park LaneGrade II
- 73 mKington Tomb in Churchyard About 1 Metre South of Farr Tomb, South of South Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 73 mCorbett CottageGrade II
- 74 mSargent Tomb in Churchyard About 5 Metres South of Rood Stair of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 75 mBarrett Tomb in Churchyard, About 1 Metre East of Sealy Tomb South East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 75 mBroom Tomb in Churchyard, About 2 Metres South of Barrett Tomb, South East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 77 mSealy Tomb in Churchyard, About 4 Metres East of Newman Tomb South East of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 77 mJames Archer Tomb in Churchyard, About 1 Metre South of Sealy Tomb, South East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 78 mArchway CottageGrade II
- 78 mWilliam Archer Tomb in Churchyard, About 3 Metres South of Sealy Tomb, South East of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 80 mNewman Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres South of South Porch, Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 81 mColeman Tomb in Churchyard, About 4 Metres South of Newman Tomb, South of Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 81 mGables CottageGrade II
- 84 mChurch of St AndrewGrade I
- 86 mKidd Tomb in Churchyard, About 5 Metres South of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 86 mThe Old RectoryGrade II
- 87 mKing Tomb in Churchyard, About 3 Metes South of Kidd Tomb, South of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 89 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 6 Metres South of Beak Tomb, South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 90 mBeak Tomb in Churchyard, About 1 Metre West of Kidd Tomb, South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 90 mUnicorn GalleryGrade II
- 91 mChild Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of North Aisle of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 93 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 5 Metres West of King Tomb, South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 93 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 6 Metres West South West of King Tomb South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 97 mUnidentified Tomb in Churchyard, About 5 Metres West of Beak Tomb, South West of South Porch of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 98 mUnicorn CottageGrade II
- 100 mSmith Tomb in Churchyard, About 7 Metres North of Tower of Church of St AndrewGrade II
- 102 m1-3, West StreetGrade II
- 102 mGable CottageGrade II
- 106 mRiverside HouseGrade II
- 112 mThe Old Post OfficeGrade II
- 113 m4, West StreetGrade II
- 116 mThe Dovecote, in Grounds to West of Riverside HouseGrade II
- 124 mBridge HouseGrade II
- 134 mYew Tree CottageGrade II
- 134 mThe BridgeGrade II
- 137 m2 and 3, Water LaneGrade II
- 142 mGardeners HouseGrade II
- 143 m4, Water LaneGrade II
- 150 mEntrance Gates and Wall to Manor HouseGrade 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 35 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 431 m away: Rack Hill SSSI; National infrastructure project about 1976 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.
Sales history 2
Last sold for £850,000 in December 2025. Detached house, freehold.
5 December 2025£850,000
25 July 2000£465,000
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
Floor area47 m² (506 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (63 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 2 habitable rooms
Built1996 to 2002
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, insulated (assumed)
From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate
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How this decision compares
Decided in 38 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one38d
Council38d
UK36d
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
Consultation & key dates
- Comments by
- 9 Jun 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
Withdrawn
UNICORN COTTAGE, THE STREET, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HU
Installation of Property Flood Resilience (PFR) measures including deployable aluminium d…
2023
Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, THE STREET, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HU
T1 Willow tree - Re Pollard at 4m to previous point.
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…
2023
Approved
THE BRIDGE HOUSE, THE STREET, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HU
T1 - Apple - fell - tree has suffered barbaric pruning by a dubious "professional " T2…
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
2022
Approved
CORBETTS COTTAGE, THE STREET, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, WILTSHIRE, SN14 7HU.
T1 - Copper Beech tree - Crown reduce by 3m - Shading owners and neighbouring garden.
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 OLD RECTORY, THE STREET, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HU
Demolition of existing modern rear extension. Erection of replacement enlarged rear exten…
2021
Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, THE STREET, CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HU
Demolition of existing modern rear extension. Erection of replacement enlarged rear exten…
2016
Withdrawn
Corbetts Cottage The Street Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HU
25% Crown Reduction to 1 Beech Tree
2016
Approved
Corbetts Cottage The Street Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HU
Removal of Window and Replace with Door to Rear Elevation
2016
Withdrawn
The Bridge House The Street Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HU
Fell 1 Plum Tree
2016
Approved
Estate Yard Barn The Street Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HU
Proposed change of use from A1shop to A3 Cafe
2016
Withdrawn
Riverside House The Street Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HU
Prune 1 Apple Tree, Raise Canopy of Yew Tree to 4 Metres from Ground Level, 25% Reduction…
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
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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
Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.
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