4 Cotley Place, Heytesbury, Warminster, BA12 0HT Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/04750 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Walnut tree - Reduce the lateral spread by up to 2 metres and height by 1 metre. T2 Tulip tree - Crown lift up to 5 metres and reduction of the long lateral branches on the bottom half of the tree by up to 2 metres to balance the trees shape. Data via plota.co.uk

Track application Save this application and get an email when its status or decision changes. Alerts nearby Get email alerts for new planning applications near this address.
View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
29 Jul 2026
✓
Approved
2 Sept 2026

Approved on 2 Sept 2026 · Last checked 5 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 2 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 28 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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.
Heytesbury 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 ↗
Scheduled monument about 105 m away: Lock up 20m south of Little London Cottage in the High Street
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 ↗
Special area of conservation about 203 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 203 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.
Also on the record
National landscape about 205 m away: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs; 15 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Heytesbury 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

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.

Work with planning data?

Every application in Wiltshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Nearby new applications

23 Sept 2026Pending

COTLEY HILL HOUSE, LITTLE LONDON, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0ES

Holm Oak tree - prune back to previous pruning points Norway Maple tree - prune...

PL/2026/06251
17 Aug 2026Approved

WEST END HOUSE, HIGH STREET, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0EA

T1 Walnut - Remove overhanging limb. Extending from Westend House, towards The H...

PL/2026/05167
7 Aug 2026Approved

54 HIGH STREET, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0EB

T1 Apple - Remove . T2 Portuguese Laurel - Remove.

PL/2026/04953
6 Aug 2026Approved

The Shambles, 69 High Street, Heytesbury, Warminster, BA12 0EB

Internal and external alterations

PL/2026/04935
20 Jul 2026Approved

THE HOLLOW, HIGH STREET, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0EA

T1-T26 Row of 26 Conifers. Reduce up to 8-10m in height. Trees are on boundary o...

PL/2026/04525

Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
BA12 0HT
Received
29 Jul 2026
Validated
29 Jul 2026
Ward
Wylye Valley ED
Parish
Heytesbury CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
2 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
2 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 35 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
1,246decided 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 5 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
21 Aug 2026

Historical activity at this location

28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 Mulberry - Pollard tree at a height of up to 10 feet from ground level. T2 Lilac - Fel…
PL/2025/06675
2023 Approved
T1 Walnut, reduce the 2 upper stems on the house side by up to 3 metres and reduce the ta…
PL/2023/03912
2021 Approved
T1 Oak, crown lift to 4-5 metres from ground level and reduce the branches over lane by u…
PL/2021/05997
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Withdrawn
The Old Vicarage, Heytesbury, Warminster, BA12 0HA
The proposal aims to convert the existing dwelling house into 4 apartments and provide 3…
PL/2025/09577
2025 Approved
36 CHAPEL ROAD, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HA
T1 Mature Ash tree - Prune garden side of tree by 2m to suitable growth points to balance…
PL/2025/05992
2025 Approved
STEEPACRE, 20 LITTLE LONDON, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HA
Overgrown Holly Shrub/Bush needs to be pruned down 30% in height and shaped around the si…
PL/2025/01100
2024 Approved
3 COTLEY PLACE, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HT
TG1 Two Birch trees - Raise the crown of both trees by up to 1 metre.
PL/2024/05903
2024 Approved
2 COTLEY PLACE, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HT
TG1 2 Norway Maple trees, reduce crowns by approx. 2 metres in height and spread. TG2 Mon…
PL/2024/03708
2023 Approved
ORCHARD HOUSE, 38 CHAPEL ROAD, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HA
T1- Lime tree - crown lift to provide 1m clearance from structures (approx 3.5m above gro…
PL/2023/11088
2023 Approved
LITTLE LONDON COTTAGE, 61-62 HIGH STREET, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0EB
Apple Tree - Fell
PL/2023/10909
2023 Approved
THE OLD VICARAGE, LITTLE LONDON, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HA
Lime Tree - Fell Yew Tree - Crown raise to 2.4m
PL/2023/09133
2023 Approved
SHADY BOWER, 37 CHAPEL ROAD, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HA
Scots Pine - Fell
PL/2023/07790
2023 Approved
LITTLE LONDON COTTAGE, 61-62 HIGH STREET, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0EB
Cypress - reduce by 4feet
PL/2023/07231
2022 Approved
5 COTLEY PLACE, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HT
New Sun Room
PL/2022/05671
2022 Approved
3 COTLEY PLACE, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HT
T1 Conifer reduce height by approx 4 metres TG1 Neighbours trees, cut back overhanging br…
PL/2022/06175
2021 Approved
35 CHAPEL ROAD, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HA
T1 Goat Willow in garden, fell. TG1 Rear boundary, Beech, Plum and Hawthorn. Reduce heigh…
PL/2021/09713
2021 Approved
1, Cotley Place, Heytesbury, BA12 0HT
Front extension and works to the access
PL/2021/06960
2021 Approved
3 COTLEY PLACE, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HT
T1 Laurel to the right of Field maple, fell. T2 Field Maple, crown lift to 5 metres T3 We…
PL/2021/07935
2021 Approved
ROBBINS GARDEN, CHAPEL ROAD, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HA
T1 - Yew tree - reduce by one-third
PL/2021/07298
2021 Approved
3 COTLEY PLACE, HEYTESBURY, WARMINSTER, BA12 0HT
G1 Birch reduce crown 2m G2 Laurel hedge remove T1 Cherry reduce & balance T2 Leylandii r…
PL/2021/06477
2020 Withdrawn
Little London Cottage 61 - 62 High Street Heytesbury Warminster Wiltshire BA12 0EB
1 - Catalpa tree - pollard to 4.5m 2 - Apple tree - reduce to 3.6m 3 - 2 x Beech trees…
21/00110/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
4 Cotley Place Heytesbury BA12 0HT
T1 Sycamore, remove the lowest 7 branches on the house side and reduce approx 3 long late…
20/04706/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
Steepacre 20 Little London Heytesbury BA12 0HA
Work to trees/bushes on land in front of house to include : - Pruning of multi stemmed Sy…
20/02115/TCA
2017 Withdrawn
4 Cotley Place HEYTESBURY BA12 0HT
T1 Mulberry, reduce and reshape crown by 25%
17/00544/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
57 High Street HEYTESBURY BA12 0EB
T1 Yew, reduce height by 25% and trim T2 Apple tree prune re-growth
16/11764/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Little London Cottage 61-62 High Street HEYTESBURY BA12 0EB
T1 Beech tree, reduce crown by 20-25% & shape. prune back to the boundary line. T2 Apple…
16/08759/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Littlemount 69B High Street Heytesbury Warminster Wiltshire BA12 0EB
5 Lawson Cypress - Fell to ground level 1 Apple Tree - Fell
16/02391/TCA
2016 Approved
West View Chapel Road Heytesbury Warminster Wiltshire BA12 0HA
Variation of Condition 5 of planning application 15/03490/FUL
15/06649/FUL
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