26 The Borough, Downton, Salisbury, SP5 3ND Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05803 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Submitted
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 - Walnut tree - reduce by about 2m back to old points and minor thin by removing internal epicormic growth - routine maintenance Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 14 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 9 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 22 Oct 2026, from Wiltshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 13 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Site Plan Plan · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 14 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 36, the Borough, Grade II, about 22 m from the postcode pin · 11 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.
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Historic England ↗
Flood zone 2, rivers and sea
Medium chance: between a 1 in 100 and 1 in 1,000 annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 to 1 in 1,000 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
Flood map ↗
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.
Downton 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 ↗
Also on the record
Special area of conservation about 320 m away: River Avon; SSSI about 320 m away: Britford Water Meadows SSSI; Scheduled monument about 222 m away: Village cross; Inside the Downton 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
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 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 £375,000 in May 2008. Detached house, freehold.

30 May 2008£375,000

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

Building

Floor area108 m² (1,163 sq ft)
Energy ratingD (59 out of 100), could reach C
PropertyDetached house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsCob, as built

From the energy performance certificate lodged in June 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
SP5 3ND
Received
around 14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Downton & Ebble Valley ED
Parish
Downton CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 25 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 2531 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
1,247decided 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 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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13 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2025 Refused
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2025 Approved
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2025 Approved
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2024 Approved
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PL/2024/07405
2024 Approved
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PL/2024/06889
2024 Approved
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2024 Approved
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2022 Approved
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2017 Approved
Minton Cottage 20 The Borough Downton Salisbury Wiltshire SP5 3ND
Convert existing garage into ground floor bedroom.
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2017 Withdrawn
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2016 Withdrawn
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2016 Approved
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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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.