Pine Corner, Watergates, Colerne, SN14 8DR Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05432 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Withdrawn
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Remove large Ash tree trunk. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
14 Aug 2026
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Withdrawn
15 Sept 2026

Withdrawn on 15 Sept 2026 · Last checked 17 Sept 2026

Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

Green belt: Bath and Bristol
Inappropriate development needs very special circumstances.
Green belt policy allows a short list of exceptions, such as limited extensions and replacement buildings. Anything else needs very special circumstances that clearly outweigh the harm. Some green belt land can count as grey belt, where it does not strongly serve the green belt's purposes. The council decides this in its green belt assessment or on each application, so we do not mark it here.
Read the government guidance ↗
Cotswolds 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.
Radon affected area, class 6
An estimated 30% or more of homes reach the radon action level. Indicative for the 1 km square, which takes the highest class found in it; a radon test gives the answer for a building.
From the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency indicative atlas. Under building regulations, as the BRE guide BR 211 (2023) sets out, new buildings and extensions need basic radon protection from class 3 in England and Wales and from class 2 in Scotland, and full protection from class 5. The class at the site itself, from the detailed BGS map, decides which.
UKHSA radon ↗
Conservation area about 18 m away: Colerne
The edge of the area; work outside it can still affect its setting.
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 ↗
Public footpath about 28 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Also on the record
1 listed building within 150 m of the postcode pin; Inside the Colerne built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · No scheduled monument at the site

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 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 £630,000 in January 2024. Detached house, freehold.

23 January 2024£630,000

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

Building

Floor area87 m² (936 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (53 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached bungalow, 5 habitable rooms
Built1950 to 1966
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, filled cavity

From the energy performance certificate lodged in September 2023, 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
SN14 8DR
Received
14 Aug 2026
Validated
14 Aug 2026
Ward
Box & Colerne ED
Parish
Colerne CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Sept 2026
Decision
Withdrawn by Applicant
Decision date
15 Sept 2026

Public comments

4comments received
4 objecting

100% object · above the UK average of 74%

Last counted 17 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Comments by
17 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
Discharge of condition 4 (Glazing specification for the south elevation) for application…
PL/2024/09648
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
14 Watergates, Colerne, Chippenham, SN14 8DR
Discharge of condition 3 (CMS) relating to application PL/2025/04069.
PL/2025/07786
2025 Approved
14 Watergates, Colerne, Chippenham, SN14 8DR
Removal of remainder of boundary wall and excavate earth bank to construct a permeable bl…
PL/2025/04069
2025 Approved
21 WATERGATES, COLERNE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 8DR
Demolition and rebuild of existing double garage and workshop at lower ground level. Uppe…
PL/2025/04826
2024 Refused
Pine Corner, Watergates, Colerne, Chippenham. SN14 8DR.
Approval of Details Reserved by Conditions 3, 5 & 6 for PL/2024/00823 (Demolition of exis…
PL/2024/06539
2024 Approved
21 WATERGATES, COLERNE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 8DR
The tree is an Ash tree. It is currently overhanging a footpath (COLE27) and my dwelling…
PL/2024/06578
2024 Approved
Pine Corner, Watergates, Colerne, Chippenham, SN14 8DR
Demolition of existing house and construction of a replacement house
PL/2024/00823
2023 Approved
21 WATERGATES, COLERNE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 8DR
As per the attached Arborist Report the Three trees currently being implicated are - T2 S…
PL/2023/02100
2022 Approved
20-22 Watergates, Colerne, SN14 8DR
T1 - Ash - Fell due to significant signs of ash dieback and trees position to well used c…
PL/2022/01525
2016 Approved
25 Watergates Colerne Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 8DR
First floor side extension & rear extension following demolition of existing annexes.
16/11326/FUL
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.