53 The Knapp, Bradley Lane, Maiden Bradley, Warminster, BA12 7JE Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/09219 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved

Proposal

T1 Prunus - Remove vertical shoots from crown, reduce crown by around 1 metre on all aspects. T2 Cercis - Reduce branch extending over the garden by around 2 metres. T3 Malus - Reduce height by 2 metres, thin density of entire crown by 15%. T4 Fagus - Reduce branches extending across group of smaller trees reducing branches by around 2 metres. T5 Betula - Reduce crown on all aspects by 1.5 metres. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 24 Nov 2025
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Approved
5 Jan 2026

Approved on 5 Jan 2026 · Last checked 9 Oct 2026

Site constraints 10

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs 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.
Maiden Bradley 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 ↗
Public footpath 19 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.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Radon affected area, class 5
An estimated 10 to 30% 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 ↗
Scheduled monument 134 m away: Bowl barrow 110m south east of crossroads, Maiden Bradley
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Nationally important archaeology protected by the Secretary of State. Work that affects the monument or its setting is rarely permitted.
Historic England ↗
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m; Inside the Maiden Bradley 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

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.

Sales history 3

Last sold for £495,000 in March 2014. Semi-detached house, freehold.

19 March 2014£495,000
27 August 2008£449,500
4 February 2002£237,350

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

Building

Floor area174 m² (1,873 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach B
PropertySemi-detached house, 6 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSandstone, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2013, 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
BA12 7JE
Received
around 24 Nov 2025
Validated
24 Nov 2025
Ward
Warminster North & Rural ED
Parish
Maiden Bradley with Yarnfield CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
5 Jan 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
5 Jan 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 42 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 9 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
16 Dec 2025
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.

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.