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S/TWC/26/1053 - Tree Works in a Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Works to trees within a Conservation Area. Data via plota.co.uk

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View original council record ↗Last checked 8 Oct 2026, 02:53

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Application progress

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Received

24 Aug 2026

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Approved

30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF REPORT Delegated Report · 30 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF APPLICATION FORM Application Form · 24 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade I listed: Parish Church of St Andrew

List entry 1185526 · 3 m away · 2 more listed buildings within 150 m (2 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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73 mK6 Telephone Kiosk, Church RoadGrade II
121 m17, Church RoadGrade II

Historic England ↗

North Wessex 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.

Upper Wanborough 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.

Also on the record

Inside the Wanborough 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 · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 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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Works to trees within a Conservation Area.

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Important details

Council: Swindon
Application type: Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Received: 24 Aug 2026
Validated: 24 Aug 2026
Ward: Chiseldon & Ridgeway
Parish: Wanborough
Case officer: Show
Target decision: 5 Oct 2026
Decision: Granted Permission
Decision date: 30 Sept 2026
Decision level: Delegated Decision
Applicant: Show
Agent: HeritageTreeCare

How this decision compares

Decided in 37 days from validation, about the council's usual 34 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

This one37d

Council34d

UK36d

99%decided within 8 weeks

99%approved

132decided 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 1 Oct 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference: PP-15178817
Planning Portal ref: PP-15178817
Statutory expiry: 5 Oct 2026
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

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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