The Old Rectory, Church Street, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6DS
Approved on 21 April 2026
Council decision: No Objection
Proposal
T1 - Beech tree - reduce branches overhanging roof to give a clearnace of 1m-2m T2 - Variegated Holly tree - reduce height to 2m T3 - Liquid Amber tree - reduce over extended limbs by 1m T4 - Sumac tree - remove lower limb T5 - Cedar tree (dead) - fel
- Submitted
- 9 March 2026
- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Ward
- Mere ED
- ReceivedSubmitted9 Mar
- ValidatedValidated9 Mar
- Consult.Consultation31 Mar
- TargetTarget Date20 Apr
- DecidedDecided21 Apr
Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at THE OLD RECTORY, CHURCH STREET, MERE, WARMINSTER, BA12 6DS. Wiltshire has handled 5,450 applications of this type. This one was decided in 43 days, 6 days quicker than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Mere conservation area, with 20 listed buildings nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Mere ED. We hold 1,457 applications in total for the BA12 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
- BA12 6DS
- Application type
- Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Mere CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 9 March 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 31 March 2026
- Consultation end
- 31 March 2026
- Target decision date
- 20 April 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Sue Morgan
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 8
Site constraints
Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.
- Conservation area: Mere
- 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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© 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.
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© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.
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Planning history at this site
5 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202629 Oct
Holly tree - Fell.
PendingApplicationPL/2026/06962 - 20269 Sep
Erect garage, install swimming pool and plant shed and install underground water storage tanks
ApprovedHouseholderPL/2026/05232 - 20268 Sep
Beech tree - Pull in the tips to raise the branches off the shed roof and greenhouse.
ApprovedApplicationPL/2026/05625 - 20262 Jul
Sundry internal and external repairs and alterations to include replacement and insertion of roof windows…
ApprovedHouseholderPL/2026/03798 - 20262 Jul
Sundry internal and external repairs and alterations to include replacement and insertion of roof windows…
ApprovedListed building consentPL/2026/04150
Source: Wiltshire
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