6 Manor Park, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5EQ Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05539 - Consent under Tree Preservation Orders Approved

Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut - Reduce all over by up to 3.5 metres, Canopy thin by up to 10%, Crown raise to approximately 3.5 metres above ground level and pruned back from street furniture by up to 1.5m Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
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Approved
3 Nov 2026

Approved on 3 Nov 2026 · Last checked 5 Nov 2026

Site constraints 6

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 ↗
Public footpath 18 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
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
1 listed building within 150 m; 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 2 November 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 2

Last sold for £525,000 in March 2017. Detached house, freehold.

9 March 2017£525,000
12 January 2004£315,000

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

Building

Floor area180 m² (1,938 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100)
PropertyDetached bungalow, 6 habitable rooms
Built1967 to 1975
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2011, 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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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Postcode
SN15 5EQ
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Brinkworth ED
Parish
Great Somerford CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision
Approve with Conditions
Decision date
3 Nov 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 63 days from validation, 24 days slower than Wiltshire's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
1,837decided 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 5 Nov 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
29 Sept 2026
Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.