Meadowside, Upper Castle Combe, Chippenham, SN14 7HD Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05151 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Beech - Crown reduction to previous points, up to 20%. T2 Leylandii - Fell. T3 Thuja - Remove lower limbs up to 8ft from ground. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
6 Aug 2026
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Approved
21 Sept 2026

Approved on 21 Sept 2026 · Last checked 26 Sept 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 21 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan & Photos Plan · 21 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 14 Aug 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 8

Cotswolds 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.
Castle Combe 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 Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
5 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: The Manse and Congregational Chapel, Grade II, about 32 m from the postcode pin · 5 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 ↗
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 3; National infrastructure project about 1694 m away: Lime Down Solar Project; Inside the Upper Castle Combe 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 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 Planning Inspectorate, 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 1

Last sold for £410,000 in October 2007. Detached house, freehold.

18 October 2007£410,000

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

Building

Floor area250 m² (2,691 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (75 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyDetached house
Built2011
HeatingBoiler and underfloor heating, wood pellets
WallsAverage thermal transmittance 0.25 W/m²K

From the energy performance certificate lodged in March 2016, 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
SN14 7HD
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
By Brook ED
Parish
Castle Combe CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
21 Sept 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 46 days from validation, 8 days slower 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
1,246decided 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 26 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
7 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025
Congregational Chapel, Upper Castle Combe, SN14 7HD
Alterations to part of former chapel building to create a separate dwelling. Enlargement…
PL/2025/08808
2025
Congregational Chapel, Upper Castle Combe, SN14 7HD
Alterations to part of former chapel building to create a separate dwelling. Enlargement…
PL/2025/08518
2024 Approved
UPPER COMBE LODGE, UPPER CASTLE COMBE, CHIPPENHAM, SN14 7HD
G1 - 3 Ash trees & 5 Sycamore trees - reduce height by 4m to previous points
PL/2024/11159
2022 Approved
Palm Cottage From B4039 North East C178 To Summer Lane, Upper Castle Combe, SN14 7HD
T1 Birch - Reduce height by 3m to previous point - tree is near boundary and owner is con…
PL/2022/08972
2022 Approved
Upper Coombe Lodge B4039 East To Combe Leys, Upper Castle Combe, SN14 7HD
T1 - Ash - Fell - Ash dieback
PL/2022/02951
2021 Approved
Congregational Chapel, Upper Castle Combe, SN14 7HD
Provision of a 1/2 dormer window to the rear (North) Roof
PL/2021/10659
2021 Approved
Congregational Chapel, Upper Castle Combe, SN14 7HD
Provision of a 1/2 dormer window to the rear (North) Roof
PL/2021/10176
2021 Approved
Upper Coombe Lodge Upper Castle Combe, SN14 7HD
T1 - Ash tree - fell - ash dieback T2 - Ash tree - fell - ash dieback T3 - Ash tree - fel…
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2021 Approved
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Discharge of condition 3 of PL/2021/05326
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2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
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PL/2021/05326
2021 Approved
Congregational Chapel Upper Castle Combe SN14 7HD
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2021 Approved
Upper Combe Lodge Upper Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HD
Fell 3 Ash Trees (G1)
21/02103/TCA
2021 Withdrawn
Upper Combe Lodge Upper Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HD
30% Crown Reduction to 15 Sycamore, 2 Elm and 2 Ash Trees (T1 - T19)
21/00333/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
The Sycamores Castle combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HD
Fell 1 Ash (T1) 30% Reduction to Birch (T2)
20/10155/TCA
2020 Approved
The Cottage Upper Coombe Lodge B4039 East To Combe Leys Upper Castle Combe SN14 7HD
Demolish existing rear conservatory and replace with new flat roof garden room with bed a…
20/10259/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Palm Cottage Upper Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HD
30% Reduction to Birch Tree
19/10923/TCA
2019 Withdrawn
The Cottage Upper Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HD
Fell 1 Sorbus
19/05404/TCA
2019 Withdrawn
The Coppice Upper Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HD
Fell 3 Sycamore Trees
19/01321/TCA
2018 Approved
Castle Combe Congregational Church Yatton Keynell Road Upper Castle Combe Castle Combe SN14 7HD
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18/00112/LBC
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2018 Withdrawn
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2017 Withdrawn
The Coppice Upper Castle Combe Chippenham Wiltshire SN14 7HD
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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

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.