The Folly Nell Hill Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW Data via plota.co.uk

S/TWC/26/0928 - Tree Works in a Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

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

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Application progress

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Received
23 Jul 2026
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Approved
11 Aug 2026

Approved on 11 Aug 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 15 Aug 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Decision Decision · 11 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

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Site constraints 7

Grade II listed: Spring Cottage
List entry 1023264 · 19 m from the pin · 13 more listed buildings within 150 m (13 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 ↗
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.
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 Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Bishopstone (Swindon) built-up area; Priority habitat 29 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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9 Jul 2026Approved

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Tree Works in a Conservation Area
Postcode
SN6 8PW
Received
23 Jul 2026
Validated
23 Jul 2026
Ward
Chiseldon & Ridgeway
Parish
Bishopstone And Hinton Parva
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
11 Aug 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
HeritageTreeCare

How this decision compares

Decided in 19 days from validation, 15 days faster than Swindon's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. 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 15 Aug 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15104406
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2023 Approved
Erection of single storey side and rear extensions.
S/HOU/23/1211
2022 Approved
Works to trees (2no. yews) within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/22/0708
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
Bishopstone C E Primary School Hocker Bench Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to Trees within Conservation area.
S/TWC/25/1283
2025 Approved
Greywethers High Street Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PH
Erection of single storey oak framed side extension.
S/HOU/25/0201
2025 Approved
Brookside Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to tree within Conservation area.
S/TWC/25/0051
2024 Approved
Sunny Cottage Nell Hill Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to tree within Conservation Area.
S/TWC/24/0888
2023 Approved
Old Post House Nell Hill Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Installation of solar panels
S/HOU/23/0764
2023 Approved
Spring Cottage Nell Hill Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PR
Works to tree within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/23/1219
2022 Approved
Sunny Cottage Nell Hill Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/22/1722
2022 Approved
The Lynchetts Icknield Way Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to trees in a conservation area.
S/TWC/22/0440
2022 Approved
The Coombes Nell Hill Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to trees in a conservation area.
S/TWC/22/0454
2022 Approved
Brookside Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to trees within a conservation area.
S/TWC/22/0212
2021 Approved
Eastbrook Farm Icknield Way Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Creation of 5 no. ponds.
S/PAOTH/21/1985
2021 Approved
The Lynchets Icknield Way Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to trees in a conservation area.
S/TWC/21/0642
2020 Approved
Land At Oxon Place Oxon Place Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PS
Erection of garage and car port.
S/HOU/20/0788
2020 Approved
Brookside Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/20/0784
2018 Approved
The Coombes Nell Hill Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Erection of a single storey rear extension and detached garage.
S/HOU/19/0009
2018 Approved
Brookside Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to an ash tree within a conservation area.
S/TWC/18/1942
2018 Approved
Finch Hill Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon Swindon SN6 8PR
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/HOU/18/1161
2018 Approved
Finch Hill Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon Swindon SN6 8PR
Erection of a single storey rear extension.
S/LBC/18/1162
2018 Withdrawn
Finch Hill Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon Swindon SN6 8PR
Erection of a single storey rear extension with a flat roof and skylight.
S/LBC/18/0349
2018 Withdrawn
Finch Hill Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon Swindon SN6 8PR
Erection of a single storey rear extension with a flat roof and skylight.
S/HOU/18/0348
2017 Refused
One Acre High Street Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PH
Demolition of double garage and erection of 1no. dwelling and associated works.
S/17/1095
2017 Approved
Ye Olde Forge Hocker Bench Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PW
Works to trees in a conservation area.
S/TWC/17/1326
2017 Approved
Vority Stable Brookside Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon Swindon SN6 8PW
Discharge of condition 2 from Listed Building Consent S/LBC/12/0106 - Internal renovation…
S/COND/17/0896
2016 Approved
Spring Cottage Nell Hill Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PR
Installation of 4G LTE Receiver on Gable End Wall below thatch.
S/LBC/16/1262
2016 Approved
Spring Cottage The City Bishopstone Swindon SN6 8PR
Works to trees within a Conservation Area.
S/TWC/16/0038
Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
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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%).

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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
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