The Old Nursery House, 7c Masons Lane, Bradford on Avon, BA15 1QN Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05407 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

Sycamore tree - pollard to 20ft Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
21 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Last checked 25 Sept 2026

Site constraints 10

Bradford on Avon No 1 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 ↗
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
65 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 8, Mason's Lane, Grade II, about 33 m from the postcode pin · 2 Grade II*, 63 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. 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.
Show all 65 with distances
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Scheduled monument about 203 m away: Bradford-on-Avon Bridge; Registered park or garden about 228 m away: The Hall, Bradford-on-Avon; Inside the Bradford-on-Avon built-up area; National landscape about 467 m away: Cotswolds; Air quality management area about 17 m away: Bradford-on-Avon AQMA; Priority habitat about 22 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt

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 2

Last sold for £1,000,000 in December 2021. Detached house, freehold.

2 December 2021£1,000,000
29 August 1996£230,000

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

Building

Floor area179 m² (1,927 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built1983 to 1990
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2021, 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
BA15 1QN
Received
21 Aug 2026
Validated
21 Aug 2026
Ward
Bradford-on-Avon South ED
Parish
Bradford-on-Avon CP
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
21 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 31 days from validation, 7 days faster than Wiltshire's median of 38 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 99% of tree and landscaping works here are.

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

1comment received
1 neutral

Last counted 25 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Sept 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

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.