The Old School House, Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, RG17 0TF Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2025/09939 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1. Mature pollarded Goat Willow. Height 4 metres, crown spread 2 metres. This self-seeded tree is growing on the boundary between the owner and the neighbour , and overhangs both properties and the adjacent garage. The tree has been periodically pollarded to manage its size, and this work is now due to be repeated. Remove regrowth of between one and three metres in length, back to previous pollard cuts, leaving pruning cuts of 40 mm maximum. T2. Semi-mature ash tree. Height 5 metres, crown spread 3 metres. This tree is suffering from Chalara ash dieback disease. In the last year it has dropped several dead branches, causing some damage to the adjacent swimming pool. It is intended to remove the tree before it inevitably becomes more hazardous. Fell to ground level. The amenity value of the surrounding area will not be affected by the proposed tree work. The applicants garden and all surrounding areas are well supplied with other mature trees and shrubs. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
around 22 Dec 2025
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Approved
3 Feb 2026

Approved on 3 Feb 2026 · Last checked 3 Oct 2026

Documents 3

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF Decision Notice PDF · 3 Feb 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Site Plan Plan · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 22 Dec 2025 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 8

North Wessex 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.
Chilton Foliat 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 ↗
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Special area of conservation about 169 m away: Kennet & Lambourn Floodplain
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 169 m away: Chilton Foliat Meadows SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
11 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: 52, A419, Grade II, about 54 m from the postcode pin · 1 Grade II*, 10 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 2.
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 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.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
RG17 0TF
Received
around 22 Dec 2025
Validated
22 Dec 2025
Ward
Aldbourne & Ramsbury
Parish
Chilton Foliat CP
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Feb 2026
Decision
No Objection
Decision date
3 Feb 2026

How this decision compares

Decided in 43 days from validation, 5 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 3 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Jan 2026

Historical activity at this location

26 previous applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

This property

Previous applications at this address

2025 Approved
T1 Over mature multi-stemmed Lawsons Cypress - Fell to ground level.
PL/2025/06137
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
55, Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, RG17 0TF
Erection of ancillary accommodation in the rear garden
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Erection of ancillary accommodation in the rear garden
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2025 Approved
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Repair and repointing of damaged brickwork on external walls. Replace Front Door.
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2024 Approved
The Old Rectory, Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, RG17 0TF
Extension to existing Orangery. Internal alterations. Replacement pool building.
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The Old Rectory, Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, RG17 0TF
Extension to existing Orangery. Internal alterations. Replacement pool building.
PL/2024/07694
2024 Approved
55, Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, RG17 0TF
Removal of existing lean-to extension. Addition of a single storey rear extension. Repair…
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2024 Approved
55, Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, RG17 0TF
Removal of existing lean-to extension. Addition of a single storey rear extension.
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2021 Approved
The Old Forge, Chilton Foliat, RG17 0TF
Proposed internal work to convert the rear barn to holiday let. Amendment to approved app…
PL/2021/08858
2021 Approved
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2021 Approved
53 Chilton Foliat Hungerford Wiltshire RG17 0TF
Replace electrical storage heaters with an installation of a gas boiler and radiator cent…
21/00170/LBC
2021 Withdrawn
St Marys Church B4192 Parish Boundary East To Hungerford Road And Bridge In Chilton Foliat Chilton Foliat RG17 0TF
See tree plan, T 17 Cherry - Reduce canopy by 2.5 meters, over graves to reduce excessive…
21/00201/TCA
2020 Approved
The Old Forge Chilton Foliat Hungerford RG17 0TF
Proposed internal work to change the use of the rear barn from storage to annex. Resubmis…
20/03100/LBC
2020 Approved
The Old Forge Chilton Foliat Hungerford RG17 0TF
Proposed internal work to change the use of the rear barn from storage to annex. Resubmis…
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2018 Approved
Chilton Foliat Church Of England School Chilton Foliat Wiltshire RG17 0TF
Removal of existing mobile classroom and replacement with larger 2 classroom prefabricate…
18/09151/FUL
2018 Withdrawn
The Vicarage Chilton Foliat RG17 0TF
T1 - Cherry tree - fell T2 - Ash tree - fell T3 - Sycamore tree - fell T4 - Liquid Amber…
18/09182/TCA
2018 Approved
Chilton Foliat Church Of England School Chilton Foliat RG17 0TF
Removal of existing mobile classroom and replacement with larger 2 classroom prefabricate…
18/03053/FUL
2018 Approved
The Old Forge Chilton Foliat Wiltshire RG17 0TF
Proposed internal works to change the use of the rear barn from storage to Annex (Resubmi…
18/01583/LBC
2018 Approved
The Old Forge Chilton Foliat Wiltshire RG17 0TF
Proposed internal works to change the use of the rear barn from storage to Annex (Resubmi…
18/01419/FUL
2017 Refused
The Old Forge Chilton Foliat Hungerford Wiltshire RG17 0TF
Proposed Internal Works to Change the Use of the Rear Barn from Storage to Annex for Use…
17/11023/LBC
2017 Refused
The Old Forge Chilton Foliat Hungerford Wiltshire RG17 0TF
Proposed Internal Works to Change the Use of the Rear Barn from Storage to Annex for Use…
17/08999/FUL
2017 Approved
54 Chilton Foliat Wiltshire RG17 0TF
Erection of shed
17/09623/FUL
2017 Approved
The Old Rectory Chilton Foliat Wiltshire RG17 0TF
Replacement of deteriorated timber ceiling beams & treatment of live wood beetle. (Replac…
17/04240/LBC
2017 Withdrawn
St Marys Church Chilton Foliat Wiltshire RG17 0TF
T2 - Thorn Tree - Remove T29- Lime Tree - Remove minor branches G31 - Remove all but 5 Tr…
17/00866/TCA
2016 Approved
The Old Rectory Chilton Foliat RG17 0TF
Removal of remainder of "live" plaster ceiling & cornice following a large collapsed area…
16/07014/LBC
2025 Approved
The Old Rectory, Chilton Foliat, Hungerford, RG17 0TF
Discharge of conditions 3 (brick/materials) and 5 (joinery) of PL/2024/07771
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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%).

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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