1 Somerset Close, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6QH Data via plota.co.uk
Proposal
Maple (1) - lift crown and reduce height by 25% back to previous reduction points Silver Birches (2 and 4) - reshape and reduce height back to previous reduction points Rowan (3] - remove dead branches and reshape Data via plota.co.uk
Application progress
Approved on 5 Jan 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026
Documents 4
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 2
Site constraints 7
Checked on 2 November 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 £352,500 in September 2002. Detached house, freehold.
Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.
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How this decision compares
Decided in 25 days from validation, 14 days faster than Wiltshire's median of 39 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.
Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Wiltshire in the last twelve months, from validation. Wiltshire decision record →
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Last counted 3 Oct 2026
Consultation & key dates
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- 3 Jan 2026
Historical activity at this location
18 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.
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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.
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