Cathedral Works, the Close, Salisbury, SP1 2EL Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/06365 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Submitted

Proposal

Within three months; T12 - Beech - Reduce all lateral exension growth by approx 2m and shape; T17 - English Oak - Reduce low extended branch on N side by approx 50% to retain upright branch at mid-point of limb; T68 - Common lime - Raise lower crown from adjacent structure; T69 - Beech - Reduce crown height and lateral growth by 2-3m and shape; T75 - Horse chestnut - Remove low lateral branch at 2m N of main stem; T84 - Tulip tree - Pollard to rebalance the tree following removal of deadwood; T126 - London Plane - Reduce by 30% overall, raise crown T6 - False Acacia - Fell and replace; T11 - Yew - Fell (the tree is dead, possibly from Phytophthora root rot); Within one year; T2 - Black Mulberry - Reduce end weight of lateral limbs at SW corner of crown by approx 1m; Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
around 5 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 30 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 12 Nov 2026, from Wiltshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 3 Nov 2026

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Site constraints 11

Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Salisbury 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 ↗
Air quality management area: Salisbury City Centre AQMA
The council has declared the area as failing an air quality objective.
Schemes that add traffic, parking or combustion plant are assessed against the area's action plan and may need an air quality assessment.
Council record ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Special area of conservation about 269 m away: River Avon
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Also on the record
SSSI about 269 m away: Britford Water Meadows SSSI; Radon affected area, class 2; 8 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; Registered park or garden about 217 m away: The North Canonry, Cathedral Close, Salisbury; Inside the Salisbury built-up area.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 13 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.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
SP1 2EL
Received
around 5 Oct 2026
Validated
5 Oct 2026
Ward
Salisbury Harnham East ED
Parish
Salisbury CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 23 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 2333 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 20 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
3 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