The Old Smithy, Little Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5JW

PL/2026/03712Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 21 July 2026

Council decision: No Objection

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

Proposal

T1 - Beech tree - reduce by 30%, shape and balance

Submitted: 11 June 2026
Council: Wiltshire Council
Ward: Brinkworth ED

ReceivedSubmitted11 Jun
ValidatedValidated11 Jun
Consult.Consultation7 Jul
TargetTarget Date23 Jul
DecidedDecided21 Jul

Decided in 40 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at THE OLD SMITHY, LITTLE SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5JW. Wiltshire has handled 5,450 applications of this type. This one was decided in 40 days, 9 days quicker than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Little Somerford conservation area, with 8 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Brinkworth ED. We hold 909 applications in total for the SN15 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: SN15 5JW
Application type: Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Little Somerford CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 11 June 2026
Consultation expiry: 7 July 2026
Consultation end: 7 July 2026
Target decision date: 23 July 2026

Planning decision

Case officer: Sue Morgan
Statutory period: 42 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.

Conservation area: Little Somerford
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.

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.

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

Source: Wiltshire

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