Rick Stones, Castle Hill Lane, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6JB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/06813 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Under Consultation

Proposal

1. COSTAL REDWOOD – crown lift to afford a 1.5m clearance on west side over roof. 2. CHERRY LAUREL – reduce height to 5m from ground level. 3. HOLLY, twinned stem tree heavily leaning due east. Retaining walled cracked – fell. Replant with smaller tree/shrub (species tbc). 4. VARIEGATED HOLLY – shorten peripheral growth by up to one meter. 5. BAY – reduce crown by approximately 2m and trim lateral growth. 6. GOLDEN RAIN TREE – shorten peripheral growth on southern stem by 2m, due to included union. Crown lift over drive to maintain vehicle clearance at 4m. 7. GOLDEN RAIN TREE – shorten lowest limbs extending north by up to 1.5m. Shorten lower lateral due west by one meter. Shorten radial spread of crown extending over drive by 101.5m. 8. JUNIPER – shorten lateral branching due east by up to 1m to separate crown of T6 & T7. 9. GOLDEN RAIN TREE – shorten radial spread of crown due north by up to 1m. 10. WESTERN RED CEDAR, dominant tree located beside to building This tree is not yet mature and will grow much larger, too large for the garden. FELL and remove stump. Replant with smaller ornamental tree species (tbc) more suited in size at maturity. 11. COPPER BEECH, hedgerow tree of poor form, crossing branches and included unions from historic topping – fell. 12. YEW – shorten radial spread of crown due east overhanging drive by up to 1.5m and blend into upper crown. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 22 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 17 Dec 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 29 Nov 2026, from Wiltshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 17 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 7

Mere 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 89 m away: Mere Castle
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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
25 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Manderley, Grade II, about 39 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 24 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.
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Historic England ↗
Also on the record
National landscape about 454 m away: Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs; Inside the Mere (Wiltshire) 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 26 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.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £350,000 in April 2018. Detached house, freehold.

19 April 2018£350,000

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

Building

Floor area108 m² (1,163 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (26 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house, 6 habitable rooms
Built1930 to 1949
HeatingElectric storage heaters
WallsCavity wall, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 2017, the latest held for this property, matched to this application by its address. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
BA12 6JB
Received
around 22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Mere ED
Parish
Mere CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 6 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 650 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
1,891decided 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 26 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Nov 2026
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

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.