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2 Stancomb Avenue, Trowbridge, BA14 7HS

PL/2026/01777Consent under Tree Preservation OrdersRefused

Refused on 8 May 2026

Council decision: Refuse1 reason for refusal

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

Proposal

Sycamore tree - pollard the tree, reducing the height by 15m leaving a balanced framework - this will remove the canopy from over the roofs of the neighbouring houses, minimising future risk of falling branches damaging the buildings

Submitted
16 March 2026
Ward
Trowbridge Adcroft ED
  1. Received16 Mar
  2. Validated16 Mar
  3. Consult.14 Apr
  4. Target11 May
  5. Decided8 May

Decided in 53 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 2 STANCOMB AVENUE, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 7HS. Wiltshire has handled 5,450 applications of this type. This one was decided in 53 days, 4 days longer than Wiltshire's typical decision time. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 20 applications across Trowbridge Adcroft ED. We hold 2,268 applications in total for the BA14 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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Why it was refused

  1. Insufficient evidence has been provided to justify the proposed reduction. Nic Thomas - Director of Planning, Economy and Regeneration Right of appeal against Tree Works refusal and/or conditions

From the council's decision notice.

Application details

Postcode
BA14 7HS
Application type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Trowbridge CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
16 March 2026
Consultation expiry
14 April 2026
Consultation end
14 April 2026
Target decision date
11 May 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Kate Tate
Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Documents
2

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 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (23)

flood storage areas, conservation 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.

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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