St Marys Church Church Walk Bishopstone Swindon Data via plota.co.uk

S/TWC/26/0872 - Tree Works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to trees in a Conservation area. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

Received
9 Jul 2026
Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 11 Aug 2026

Site constraints 7

Grade I listed: Parish Church of St Mary
List entry 1183976 · 2 m from the pin · 3 more listed buildings within 150 m (3 Grade II)
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.
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Historic England ↗
Bishopstone 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
National landscape 142 m away: North Wessex Downs; Inside the Bishopstone (Swindon) built-up area; Priority habitat 21 m away: Deciduous woodland; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 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.

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Received
9 Jul 2026
Validated
9 Jul 2026
Case officer
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Target decision
20 Aug 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
RFP Tree and Landscape Services Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 100% of tree and landscaping works here are.

100%decided within 8 weeks
100%approved
101decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 11 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15072008
Env. assessment
No
Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#37 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

Swindon is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #12 out of 296. Only 15% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

Among the fastest councils in England
for householder decisions
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
Swindon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #119 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #182 of 296
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #12 of 296
15%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #12 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
83 decided
866
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026