Various Sites, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6RU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/08550 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

Site 185 Land not registered on HM land registry- 21 day notice issued and attached to fence T1 & T4 Beech- Through prune to gain a 1m clearance from ABC T2 & T3 Lime- As above Site 191 Land not registered on HM land registry- 21 day notice issued and attached to fence T1 Beech- line rubbing mature stem, so shroud line to maintain tree T2 Apple- Through prune to gain a 1m clearance from ABC Site 192 and Seend Park High Street Seend SN12 6NZ Land not registered on HM land registry- 21 day notice issued and attached to fence T1 Horse Chestnut- Reduce in height by 2m to gain a 1m clearance from ABC T2 Beech- line rubbing mature stem & bow- shroud line to leave tree intact Sites 200 and 206 Brow Cottage Seend Hill Seend SN12 6RU G1 Ivy on pole- strip and sever top 3m-leave lower half of pole covered T1 Oak- Through prune to gain a 1m clearance from ABC T2 Walnut- Side prune by 0.5m to gain a 1m clearance from ABC T1 Oak- Through prune to gain a 1m clearance from ABC T2 Birch- As above T3 Mulberry- As above G1 Birches- As above Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 21 Oct 2025
✓
Approved
2 Dec 2025

Approved on 2 Dec 2025 · Last checked 11 Oct 2026

Site constraints 4

1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Hill Farm House, Grade II, about 3 m from the postcode pin
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.
Historic England ↗
Seend 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 ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Seend built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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. 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.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
SN12 6RU
Received
around 21 Oct 2025
Validated
21 Oct 2025
Ward
Devizes Rural West ED
Parish
Seend CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Dec 2025
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
2 Dec 2025

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. 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

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Last counted 11 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
18 Nov 2025
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