3 Somerset Close, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6QH Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05498 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Submitted
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1 Lime tree - Crown lift between 12ft-15ft. T2 Beech tree - Reduce back lowest limb/branch back from edge of flower boarder by 2-3 meters. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
1 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 27 Oct 2026

This application is under consideration - no decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 9 Oct 2026, from Wiltshire's recent tree and landscaping works. Comments are open until 24 Sept 2026.

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Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Sketch Plan Plan · 31 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form Application Form · 31 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

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Site constraints 4

Seend 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.
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Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Inside the Seend built-up area; the 1970s provisional farmland map 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 11 September 2026. 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.

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Important details

Council
Wiltshire
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Postcode
SN12 6QH
Received
1 Sept 2026
Validated
1 Sept 2026
Ward
Devizes Rural West ED
Parish
Seend CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 13 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 1343 days to the 56-day target
95%decided within 8 weeks
99%approved
952decided 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 10 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Comments by
24 Sept 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

This property

Previous applications at this address

2024 Approved
1 x Snake Barked Acer tree - fell
PL/2024/01208
2022 Approved
Rowan - Fell Oak - Lift crown by removal of lowest branches
PL/2022/06434
Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Approved
1 SOMERSET CLOSE, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6QH
Maple (1) - lift crown and reduce height by 25% back to previous reduction points Silver…
PL/2025/09718
2023 Approved
Land Rear of 4 School Road, Seend, SN12 6NJ
Proposed demolition of garage block & erection of new dwelling
PL/2023/09911
2023 Approved
SQUIRRELS, SCHOOL ROAD, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6NJ
T1- Oak tree - 25% - 30% thin of crown Crown lift tips of branches to 12ft Reduce two lim…
PL/2023/10383
2023 Approved
HIGHWAY VERGE, SCHOOL ROAD, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6NJ
Oak tree - crown lift to 5.2m over road; prune away from BT pole, power line and street l…
PL/2023/10429
2023 Approved
Squirrels, School Road, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NJ
Proposed outbuilding
PL/2023/06269
2021 Approved
1 Somerset Close Seend SN12 6QH
Cherry tree - feel because it is too close to the boundary and is pushing over the fence…
21/02524/TCA
2021 Withdrawn
Seend School School Road Seend SN12 6NJ
T1 - Prune Silver Birch tree back to boundary fence T2 - Prune Turkey Oak tree back to bo…
21/00403/TCA
2020 Approved
2 Somerset Close Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6QH
T1 - Silver Birch tree - reduce by 2m T2 - Rowan tree - reduce by 1m T3 - Sorbus (Whitebe…
20/11208/TPO
2020 Approved
24 School Road Seend Wilts SN12 6NJ
Installation of 3 wall mounted 'RING Floodlight Cam' CCTV cameras onto dwelling and 1 wal…
20/00800/FUL
2019 Withdrawn
Seend View 22 School Road Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NJ
Fell 1 Holly Tree
19/09819/TCA
2018 Approved
1 Somerset Close Seend SN12 6QH
Field Maple (T1), a Silver Birch (T2), Rowan (T3) Silver Birch (T4). We wish to reduce th…
18/08578/TPO
2017 Approved
4 School Road Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NJ
Proposed two storey side extension & pitched roof over porch
17/05237/FUL
2017 Approved
24 School Road Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NJ
Demolish existing extension and replace with new single storey rear extension
17/02775/FUL
2017 Withdrawn
Dowlas Villa 8 School Road Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NJ
Cypress tree - fell
17/03678/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Squirrels School Road Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6NJ
T1 - Oak tree - thin by 20% & lift lower branches to a height of 4m & clear branches from…
16/12048/TCA
2016 Withdrawn
Thyme House 4 Somerset Close Seend Melksham Wiltshire SN12 6QH
Bird Cherry tree - fell
16/08476/TCA
2016 Approved
7 School Road Seend Wiltshire SN12 6NJ
Extension to form enlarged hall, utility and shower room
16/01237/FUL
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