Church Cottage, Portnells Lane, Zeals, Warminster, BA12 6PG Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/06022 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Sycamore tree - Remove to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 16 Jul 2025
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Approved
20 Aug 2025

Approved on 20 Aug 2025 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 20 Aug 2025 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF Photo Photo · 16 Jul 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 6

Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs 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.
Zeals 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 ↗
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
2 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: Church of St Martin, Grade II*, 45 m away · 1 Grade II*, 1 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 2 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Inside the Zeals 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 1 November 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, 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 4

Last sold for £460,000 in January 2019. Detached house, freehold.

10 January 2019£460,000
10 November 2014£420,000
24 March 2011£272,500
12 January 1995£112,000

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

Building

Floor area148 m² (1,593 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (65 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCob, as built

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2018, 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
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
BA12 6PG
Received
around 16 Jul 2025
Validated
16 Jul 2025
Ward
Mere ED
Parish
Zeals CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
20 Aug 2025
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
20 Aug 2025

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 4 days faster 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

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Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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7 Aug 2025

Historical activity at this location

16 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
THE RECTORY, PORTNELLS LANE, ZEALS, WARMINSTER, BA12 6PG
T1 Hazel - Coppice. T2 Hawthorn - Coppice. T3 Sycamore (group of five stems) - Coppice al…
PL/2025/09757
2025 Approved
St Martin's Church , Portnells Lane, Zeals , BA12 6PG
T1 - Copper Beech tree - reduce the end-loaded limb which extends north-west by 2m-3m and…
PL/2025/01643
2024 Approved
BEECH HOUSE, PORTNELLS LANE, ZEALS, WARMINSTER, BA12 6PG
Beech tree - reduce by 25% to old growth points
PL/2024/11456
2024 Approved
High View, Portnells Lane, Zeals, Warminster, BA12 6PG
Alterations and extension of an existing bungalow including a ground floor extension to f…
PL/2024/07873
2023 Approved
OAK HOUSE, PORTNELLS LANE, ZEALS, WARMINSTER, BA12 6PQ
Oak tree - pollard at 11m
PL/2023/08242
2023 Approved
LADY CROFT, PORTNELLS LANE, ZEALS, WARMINSTER, BA12 6PG
Sycamore tree - crown reduce by 35%
PL/2023/08243
2023 Approved
LITTLE ACRE, PORTNELLS LANE, ZEALS, WARMINSTER, BA12 6PQ
Minor works to dormer bungalow. Delete and modify dormers, and pergola. Minor internal ex…
PL/2023/01362
2023 Approved
THE RECTORY, PORTNELLS LANE, ZEALS, WARMINSTER, BA12 6PG
Oak tree - crown raise Row of Holly trees - crown reduce
PL/2023/01180
2023 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, PORTNELLS LANE, ZEALS, WARMINSTER, BA12 6PG
Tree works as per attached Tree Report
PL/2023/00158
2022 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, PORTNELLS LANE, ZEALS, WARMINSTER, BA12 6PG
See separate sheet
PL/2022/01028
2019 Approved
Paddock End Portnells Lane Zeals Warminster Wiltshire BA12 6PG
Proposed Bay Window and Raised Terrace. Proposed Painting of Existing Reconstructed Stone…
19/08175/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Paddock End Portnells Lane Zeals Warminster Wiltshire BA12 6PG
Rowan tree - reduce by 25%
19/08061/TCA
2019 Withdrawn
Beech House Portnells Lane Zeals Warminster Wiltshire BA12 6PG
Beech tree - crown lift low limbs & crown reduce by 10% & shape
19/08053/TCA
2019 Approved
Oak House Portnells Lane Zeals Warminster Wiltshire BA12 6PQ
Oak tree - pollard 40%
19/01706/TPO
2018 Approved
Paddock End Portnells Lane Zeals BA12 6PG
Proposed attached garage to dwelling. Proposed replacement porch.
18/00113/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
Lady Croft Portnells Lane Zeals Warminster Wiltshire BA12 6PG
Beech Tree - Reduce crown by 30% Sycamore - Remove one low limb .
16/00099/TCA
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.