The Old Rectory 8 Vicarage Lane Highworth Swindon SN6 7AD Data via plota.co.uk

S/TPO/26/0959 - Tree Perservation Order Consent Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Works to trees within 1994-02-G1 No.2. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
31 Jul 2026
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Approved
17 Sept 2026

Approved on 17 Sept 2026 · Delegated Decision · Last checked 18 Sept 2026

Documents 4

Decision & officer reports 2

PDF Decision Decision · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗ PDF Delegated Report Delegated Report · 17 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

Other documents 1

PDF POSITION OF TREES Photo · 31 Jul 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 4

Grade II listed: Vicarage
List entry 1185136 · 3 m away · 57 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade I, 6 Grade II*, 50 Grade II)
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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Highworth 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.
Also on the record
Inside the Highworth built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
Swindon
Application type
Tree Perservation Order Consent
Postcode
SN6 7AD
Received
31 Jul 2026
Validated
31 Jul 2026
Ward
Highworth
Parish
Highworth
Case officer
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Target decision
25 Sept 2026
Decision
Granted Permission
Decision date
17 Sept 2026
Decision level
Delegated Decision
Applicant
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Agent
Arboreal Tree Care

How this decision compares

Decided in 48 days from validation, 14 days slower than Swindon's median of 34 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

99%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
132decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by Swindon in the last twelve months, from validation. Swindon decision record →

Public comments

No public comments yet.

Last counted 18 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Alt. reference
PP-15125281
Planning Portal ref
PP-15125281
Statutory expiry
25 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Withdrawn
Repair stone wall (in part) - retrospective.
S/LBC/25/0717
2025 Withdrawn
Repair stone wall (in part) - retrospective.
S/HOU/25/0629
2024 Refused
Replacement of external side door (North elevation).
S/LBC/24/0749
2024 Refused
Replacement of external side door (North elevation).
S/HOU/24/0748
2021 Approved
Erection of a detached summerhouse.
S/HOU/21/0871
2019 Approved
Removal of existing front porch and replacement of door and columns, replacement of rear…
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Within ~100m

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2024 Approved
39 High Street Highworth Swindon SN6 7AQ
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39 High Street Highworth Swindon SN6 7AQ
Various works and repairs to exterior.
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39 High Street Highworth Swindon SN6 7AQ
Demolition and replacement of external boundary retaining wall to courtyard.
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39 High Street Highworth Swindon SN6 7AQ
Demolition and replacement of external boundary retaining wall to courtyard.
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Installation of 2 no. rooflights, re-roof of property and replacement of 4 no.windows to…
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2018 Approved
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2017 Withdrawn
32 High Street Highworth Swindon SN6 7AQ
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2017 Approved
16 Westrop Highworth Swindon SN6 7HJ
Erection of detached garage to rear and 2 metre high gates to rear access.
S/HOU/17/0557
2016 Approved
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Internal alterations and addition of window.
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Swindon
Planning Authority Score
7.7/10
Good
#37 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder decisions

Swindon is one of the fastest councils in England for householder decisions, ranking #12 out of 296. Only 15% of applications have the time limit extended, well below the 41% national average - the council usually decides on time. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (91%) than the national average (90%).

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Swindon decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #119 of 296
91%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #182 of 296
92%
Decided in 8 weeks
Above avg (63%) #12 of 296
15%
Extended time limit
Below avg (41%) #12 of 296
76%
Minor dwellings approved
70 decided (1-9 homes)
81%
Major dwellings approved
26 decided (10+ homes)
84%
Change of use approved
83 decided
866
Total decisions
89 refused in the year to March 2026
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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