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Happy Days Pre School, Ivy Lane Primary School, Ivy Lane, Chippenham

PL/2026/00927Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 23 March 2026

Council decision: No Objection

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

Proposal

T1 Norway Maple - Prune by 2m; T4 Lime & T6 Willow- Crown lift to 3m; T23 Magnolia - Prune to clear sign by 1m and crown lift to 2m; T25 Weeping Willow tree - Re-pollard; T3 Hornbeam - Prune by 2m-3m; Group of 8 trees - Silver Birch, Cherry species, Lime

Submitted
9 February 2026
Ward
Chippenham Lowden & Rowden ED
  1. Received9 Feb
  2. Validated9 Feb
  3. Consult.4 Mar
  4. Target23 Mar
  5. Decided23 Mar

Decided in 42 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at HAPPY DAYS PRE SCHOOL, IVY LANE PRIMARY SCHOOL, IVY LANE, CHIPPENHAM. 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 Chippenham conservation area, with 16 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Chippenham Lowden & Rowden ED.

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

Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Chippenham CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 February 2026
Consultation expiry
4 March 2026
Consultation end
4 March 2026
Target decision date
23 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

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

  • Flood zone 2: Medium probability (rivers and sea)
  • Conservation area: Chippenham
  • Listed building: Grade II: 6, High StreetOn or next to this site · +1 more
  • Brownfield land register: 11-12 High Street Chippenham SN15 3ERRegister site at or near this address

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, 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 and heritage coasts.

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

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: Wiltshire

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