2 Dial Close, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6NP

PL/2023/06109Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 1 September 2023

Council decision: No Objection

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

Silver Birch tree - Remove. Cypress tree near house - Remove. Cypress tree - Reduce height 3.5mtrs.

Submitted: 21 July 2023
Council: Wiltshire Council
Ward: Devizes Rural West ED

ReceivedSubmitted21 Jul
ValidatedValidated21 Jul
Consult.Consultation16 Aug
TargetTarget Date1 Sep
DecidedDecided1 Sep

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 DIAL CLOSE, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6NP. Wiltshire has handled 5,450 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 7 days quicker than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Seend conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 90 applications across Devizes Rural West ED. We hold 274 applications in total for the SN12 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Wiltshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: SN12 6NP
Application type: Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Seend CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 21 July 2023
Consultation expiry: 16 August 2023
Consultation end: 16 August 2023
Target decision date: 1 September 2023

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Seend
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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Source: Wiltshire

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