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PL/2026/04222 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

25% reduction and crown lift to Copper Beech tree. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
7 Jul 2026
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Approved
15 Aug 2026

Approved on 15 Aug 2026 · Last checked 21 Aug 2026

Documents 5

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 2

PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

Application forms 2

PDF Application Form Application Form · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗ PDF Application Form Application Form · 7 Jul 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

37 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 19 and 21, High Street, Grade II*, about 0 m from the postcode pin · 4 Grade II*, 33 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 37 with distances
Historic England ↗
Cotswolds 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.
Sherston 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 ↗
National infrastructure project about 633 m away: Lime Down Solar Project
The site is about 633 m from the project boundary. Generating station, under examination.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 235 m away: Earthwork 200yds (180m) W of parish church; Inside the Sherston built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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, the Planning Inspectorate, 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 2

Last sold for £710,000 in January 2014. Terraced house, freehold.

24 January 2014£710,000
31 October 2008£575,000

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

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
SN16 0LH
Received
7 Jul 2026
Validated
7 Jul 2026
Ward
Sherston ED
Parish
Sherston CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
14 Aug 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
15 Aug 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 39 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 21 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
30 Jul 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

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2018 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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External alterations. Single storey extension. Extension to garage. Attic conversion
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2022 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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Single storey rear extension
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2024 Approved
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PL/2024/01155
2024 Approved
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Proposed Kitchen extension.
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2023 Approved
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2016 Refused
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Alterations and extension to the existing dwelling
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2016 Refused
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Alterations and extension to the existing dwelling
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2016 Approved
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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

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