Creffield House, Devizes Road, Box, Corsham, SN13 8EF Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
T1 Cypress sp. - Raise canopy up to 2m from ground level to improve pedestrian access above the private footpath, at Orchard Lea, the neighbouring property T2. Cypress sp. - Raise canopy up to 2m from ground level to improve pedestrian access above the private footpath, at Orchard Lea, the neighbouring property T3 Yew - Reduce the canopy of this mature tree in a naturally manner to existing growing points, by up to 1.5m to control its spread, as it has naturally evolved to overhang the joint boundary at Orchard Lea, the neighbouring property. T4 Weeping Willow - Raise canopy up to 2m from ground level to manage the low canopy overhanging the joint boundary at Orchard Lea, the neighbouring property. On the Creffield House side of the tree, reduce the spread of the one sided remaining canopy by up to 1.5m to retain a balanced form on completion of the work. Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Last checked 26 Sept 2026
Documents 3
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Site constraints 10
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 1
Last sold for £250,000 in October 1999. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
Building
From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, 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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How this decision compares
Decided in 40 days from validation, about the council's usual 38 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
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Public comments
Last counted 26 Sept 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 8 Sept 2026
Historical activity at this location
28 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
Previous applications at this address
Nearby activity
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%).
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.
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