Whitegates, West Dean, Salisbury, SP5 1JB Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05820 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Submitted
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1) Crab Apple tree - fell T2) Willow tree - raise crown up to 4m T3) Ash tree - remove stem growing through fence T4) Sycamore tree - raise crown up to 4m 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 ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

Nutrient neutrality catchment: Solent: Includes Chichester and Langstone Harbours SPA/Ramsar, Solent and Southampton Water SPA/Ramsar, Solent Maritime SAC, Portsmouth Harbour SPA/Ramsar
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.
West Dean 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 1
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Scheduled monument about 152 m away: West Dean Roman villa See also WILTSHIRE 921
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 ↗
7 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin
Nearest: Yew Tree Cottage, Grade II, about 61 m from the postcode pin · 7 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; Inside the West Dean (Test Valley) built-up area; Open access land about 44 m away: Access Land - Combined Open Country, Registered Common Land and Section 16 Dedicated Land. MoD Byelaw, Section 28 Exclusions, Racecourses and Aerodromes and ECP Margin have been removed.; 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
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 1

Last sold for £740,000 in May 2007. Detached house, freehold.

4 May 2007£740,000

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

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
SP5 1JB
Received
around 14 Sept 2026
Validated
14 Sept 2026
Ward
Alderbury & Whiteparish ED
Parish
West Dean 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
1,246decided 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

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Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
13 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

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2023 Approved
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2023 Approved
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2022 Approved
Junction At Dean Road And Grimstead Road East To Rectory Hill, West Dean, SP5 1JB
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2021 Approved
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2020 Withdrawn
Red Lion House West Dean Salisbury Wiltshire SP5 1JF
1 x Ash - reduce back two lower limbs currently overhanging the river
20/10304/TCA
2020 Withdrawn
23 Moodys Hill West Dean SP5 1JD
Conifer (T1) - Fell Conifer (T2) - Fell
20/05719/TCA
2020 Approved
6 Moodys Hill West Dean Salisbury Wiltshire SP5 1JD
Proposed garage with store to front of property.
20/02759/FUL
2020 Withdrawn
Red Lion House West Dean Salisbury Wiltshire SP5 1JF
Fell 1 Conifer (T1), 1 Hazel (T2), 1 Prunus (T3) and 1 Lime (T4)
20/01638/TCA
2019 Approved
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2019 Approved
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False Acacia - Reduction of up to 20%
19/00304/TPO
2017 Withdrawn
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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
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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

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