Fitzmaurice Primary School, Frome Road, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1LE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/06803 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Under Consultation

Proposal

T003 - Norway Maple - Formative prune early competing leaders to reduce future hazards. T005 - Purple Norway maple - Compression fork at 2m with bark inclusion, formative prune secondary leader. T007 - Silver Birch - Formative prune early competing leaders to reduce future hazards. T015 - Silver Birch - Recently lost upper proportion of canopy, leaving two upsweeping limbs forming canopy, reduce upsweeping limbs by 2m to balance remaining canopy. T020 - Field maple - Localised pruning to southern side of canopy to provide 2m clearance from the building. T062 - Silver Birch - Dead tree in forest school - fell tree and retain timber in woodland for habitat. 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 9

2 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Old Gas Works, Buildings Surrounding the Yard to South (Now Used As the Bradford on Avon Ud Council Depot, Grade II, about 28 m from the postcode pin · 2 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 ↗
Bradford on Avon No 1 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
National landscape about 92 m away: Cotswolds
Outside the landscape; its setting can still be raised.
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.
Also on the record
SSSI about 265 m away: Gripwood Quarry SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 241 m away: Monastic grange at Barton Farm; Inside the Bradford-on-Avon built-up area; Green belt about 54 m away: Bath and Bristol.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3

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, 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.

Building

Floor area2,040 m² (21,958 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (asset rating 55)
UseD1 Non-residential Institutions - Education
HeatingHeating and Natural Ventilation

From the energy performance certificate lodged in December 2014, 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
BA15 1LE
Received
around 22 Oct 2026
Validated
22 Oct 2026
Ward
Bradford-on-Avon South ED
Parish
Bradford-on-Avon 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

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.

Leaseholders: Information produced by HM Land Registry. © Crown copyright 2026. Source: HM Land Registry, UK and overseas companies that own property in England and Wales, September 2026 release.