Barn Owl Cottage, 2 Brook Close, Winterbourne Stoke, Salisbury, SP3 4SR Data via plota.co.uk

PL/2026/05767 - Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area Submitted
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Willow tree - pollard by 30% to stop any further damage and potential damage to the neighbour's garage at Number 3 Brook Close Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Sept 2026
Decision
Expected by 5 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Oct 2026, from Wiltshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Comments are open until 8 Oct 2026

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Documents 2

Plans & drawings 1

PDF Site Plan Plan · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF REDApplicationFormRedacted.pdf Application Form · 10 Sept 2026 View ↗

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Site constraints 9

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.
Winterbourne Stoke 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 2
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.
National infrastructure project about 45 m away: A303 Stonehenge
The site is about 45 m from the project boundary. Highway, decided. The project page says whether consent was granted.
Nationally significant infrastructure projects (power stations, electricity lines, pipelines, major roads and railways, harbours, airports and reservoirs) are consented by a Secretary of State under the Planning Act 2008, after an examination by the Planning Inspectorate, rather than by the council. The boundary is the one the Inspectorate consults on and can change as the scheme does. Projects are shown within 2 km of the site.
Planning Inspectorate project page ↗
Special area of conservation about 93 m away: River Avon
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 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI about 93 m away: River Till 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.
Also on the record
3 listed buildings within 150 m of the postcode pin; 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 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 3

Last sold for £500,000 in February 2025. Detached house, freehold.

28 February 2025£500,000
30 January 2007£370,000
20 May 2005£173,500

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

Building

Floor area137 m² (1,475 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (70 out of 100)
PropertyDetached house, 8 habitable rooms
Built2003 to 2006
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsCavity wall, as built, insulated (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in August 2023, 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
SP3 4SR
Received
10 Sept 2026
Validated
10 Sept 2026
Ward
Till Valley ED
Parish
Winterbourne Stoke CP
Case officer
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Decision outlook

Day 29 of the 56-day target. Wiltshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 38.

Day 2927 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 →

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Last counted 2 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

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8 Oct 2026

Historical activity at this location

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

Within ~100m

Nearby activity

2025 Refused
Bell Inn, High Street, Winterbourne Stoke, Salisbury, SP3 4SZ
Change of use of first floor to three bedroom apartment (Use Class C3)
PL/2025/07983
2025 Approved
Bell Inn, High Street, Winterbourne Stoke, Salisbury, Wiltshire SP3 4SZ
Nomination of Bell Inn to be listed as an Asset of Community Value.
ACV/2025/00006
2024 Approved
5 CHURCH STREET, WINTERBOURNE STOKE, SALISBURY, SP3 4SW
G1 - Ash / Plum - remove group of early mature, self-set trees
PL/2024/09718
2024 Approved
MANOR HOUSE, HIGH STREET, WINTERBOURNE STOKE, SALISBURY, SP3 4SZ
T1 - Crown reduce by up to 2m on west side of crown with the intention of balancing the B…
PL/2024/09083
2024 Approved
Corner House, Winterbourne Stoke, Salisbury, SP3 4SW
Proposed garden room on the side of the house to provide additional storage.
PL/2024/05406
2023 Approved
THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH STREET, WINTERBOURNE STOKE, SALISBURY, SP3 4SW
1.Roadside Ash tree to be felled to ground level, 2.Roadside Beech tree with very large v…
PL/2023/06548
2023 Approved
STADDLES, CHURCH STREET, WINTERBOURNE STOKE, SALISBURY, SP3 4SW
T2 - Ash - recently applied for to crown lift but condition has deteriorated since coming…
PL/2023/05631
2023 Withdrawn
Land East of 1 The Bungalows, High Street, Winterbourne Stoke, SP3 4SX
Proposed Demolition of Existing Garage/Workshop & Erection of New Dwelling
PL/2023/01775
2023 Approved
4 & 6 CHURCH STREET, WINTERBOURNE STOKE, SALISBURY, SP3 4SW
Reduce height of 2 Birch Trees by 50% Reduce height of 2 Sycamore Trees by 50% Reduce hei…
PL/2023/01937
2023 Approved
STADDLES, CHURCH STREET, WINTERBOURNE STOKE, SALISBURY, SP3 4SW
T1 - Ash - Remove (tree is in terminal decline due to Ash Dieback Disease) T2 - Ash - Cro…
PL/2023/02240
2023 Approved
MANOR FARM NORTH OF THE BELL INN, HIGH STREET, WINTERBOURNE STOKE, SP3 4SZ
Prior Notification of change of use under Class R <=150sqm from agriculture to flexible c…
PL/2023/01357
2022 Approved
6 Brook Close, Winterbourne Stoke, Salisbury, Wilts, SP3 4SR
Loft conversion with addition of two roof lights to the rear
PL/2022/06859
2022 Approved
BRIDGE COTTAGE CHURCH STREET WINTERBOURNE STOKE SALISBURY SP3 4SW
Proposed extension to form garden room and internal alterations
PL/2022/00329
2022 Approved
Bridge Cottage, Church Street, Winterbourne Stoke, Salisbury, SP3 4SW
Proposed extension to form garden room and internal alterations
PL/2022/00323
2022 Approved
RIVERSIDE COTTAGE, CHURCH STREET, WINTERBOURNE STOKE, SALISBURY, SP3 4SW
3 x Ash trees - fell
PL/2022/06324
2022 Withdrawn
6 BROOK CLOSE, WINTERBOURNE STOKE, SALISBURY, SP3 4SR
Loft conversion with addition of 2 roof lights to the rear
PL/2022/06454
2021 Approved
MANOR HOUSE HIGH STREET WINTERBOURNE STOKE SALISBURY SP3 4SZ
Replacement Barn
PL/2021/10675
2021 Approved
MANOR HOUSE HIGH STREET WINTERBOURNE STOKE SALISBURY SP3 4SZ
Replacement Barn
PL/2021/08256
2021 Approved
RIVERSIDE COTTAGE CHURCH STREET WINTERBOURNE STOKE SALISBURY SP3 4SW
Retrospective retention of timber open framework arbour; timber decking; timber-framed su…
PL/2021/07700
2020 Withdrawn
Barn Owl Cottage 2 Brook Close Winterbourne Stoke Salisbury Wiltshire SP3 4SR
3 x Lombardy Poplar trees - fell
20/03009/DDD
2017 Withdrawn
Barn Owl Cottage 2 Brook Close Winterbourne Stoke Salisbury Wiltshire SP3 4SR
Willow - Pollard by a third
17/04138/TCA
2016 Approved
Stoneleigh Church Street Winterbourne Stoke Salisbury Wiltshire SP3 4SW
Replacement Garage
16/11519/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
The Old Rectory Church Street Winterbourne Stoke Salisbury Wiltshire SP3 4SW
Beech Tree = Fell as diseased. Black Pine - Fell Beech Tree - Fell Beech - Fell
16/10148/TCA
2016 Approved
Stonehenge Filling Station High Street Winterbourne Stoke Wiltshire SP3 4SZ
Proposed Installation of Diesel Tank (retrospective).
16/05095/FUL
2016 Withdrawn
Bridge Cottage Church Street Winterbourne Stoke Salisbury Wiltshire SP3 4SW
Sycamore tree - fell
16/03020/TCA
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.