Lulstead House, 142 the Borough, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3LT Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05195 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Acacia - Crown raise up to 3.5m at appropriate points. Routine maintenance. T2 Magnolia - Reduce in height by up to 2m, reduce longer laterals to balance, minor crown raise. Routine maintenance. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
18 Aug 2026
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Approved
24 Sept 2026

Approved on 24 Sept 2026 · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 24 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 17 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 13

10 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 136, the Borough, Grade II, about 6 m from the postcode pin · 10 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 10 with distances
Historic England ↗
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Downton 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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 45 m away: River Avon
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI about 45 m away: Britford Water Meadows SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument about 141 m away: The Moot: a ringwork and bailey, earlier Roman settlement remains and later garden earthworks immediately east of the River Avon
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 ↗
Also on the record
Registered park or garden about 151 m away: The Moot and Moot House, Downton; Flood defence about 28 m from the postcode pin (wall, designed for a 1 in 75 year flood); Inside the Downton built-up area; Priority habitat about 28 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; 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
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 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 £500,000 in November 2007. Detached house, freehold.

9 November 2007£500,000
28 September 2001£255,000

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
SP5 3LT
Received
18 Aug 2026
Validated
18 Aug 2026
Ward
Downton & Ebble Valley ED
Parish
Downton CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
24 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
24 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 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
1,247decided 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 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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14 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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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
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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