Public Open Space, Falcon Way, Bowerhill, Melksham, SN12 6FA
Approved on 31 July 2026
Council decision: Approve with Conditions4 conditions
Proposal
G4 – Ash, Limes, Field Maples trees - crown raise to 3m above footpath and 5.2m over highway and clear around lighting column for a 2m clearance Lime trees are protected by TPO W/07/00016
- Submitted
- 18 June 2026
- Council
- Wiltshire Council
- Ward
- Bowerhill ED
- ReceivedSubmitted18 Jun
- ValidatedValidated18 Jun
- Consult.Consultation15 Jul
- TargetTarget Date13 Aug
- DecidedDecided31 Jul
Decided in 43 days (council typically 49)
About this application
This is a tree application at PUBLIC OPEN SPACE, FALCON WAY, BOWERHILL, MELKSHAM, SN12 6FA. 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. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 28 applications across Bowerhill 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 6FA
- Application type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Melksham Without CP
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 18 June 2026
- Consultation expiry
- 15 July 2026
- Consultation end
- 15 July 2026
- Target decision date
- 13 August 2026
Planning decision
- Case officer
- Kate Tate
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Additional information
- Documents
- 2
Site constraints
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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