Beech House, High Street, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NU Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05606 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Two Yew trees to be felled. Data via plota.co.uk

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Received
4 Sept 2026
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Approved
15 Oct 2026

Approved on 15 Oct 2026 · Last checked 15 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice 05606.pdf PDF · 15 Oct 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 4 Sept 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 5

Grade II listed: Beech House
List entry 1272674 · 2 m away · 11 more listed buildings within 150 m (11 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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Historic England ↗
Seend 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.
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Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Seend built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 2, 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

Checked on 2 November 2026. 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.

Building

Floor area332 m² (3,574 sq ft)
Energy ratingF (30 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyDetached house, 17 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone or limestone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in October 2024, 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
SN12 6NU
Received
4 Sept 2026
Validated
4 Sept 2026
Ward
Devizes Rural West ED
Parish
Seend CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
15 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
15 Oct 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 41 days from validation, about the council's usual 39 days. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
1,837decided 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

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Last counted 15 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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30 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

25 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
MANOR FIELD, HIGH STREET, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6NU
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Internal alterations
21/01759/LBC
2021 Withdrawn
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21/00442/TCA
2017 Withdrawn
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2017 Withdrawn
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2017 Approved
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2016 Withdrawn
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Wiltshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#203 of 296 councils
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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
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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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.