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14 Dark Lane South, Steeple Ashton, Trowbridge, BA14 6EZ

PL/2026/04528Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved
Prior approval

Approved on 27 August 2026

Council decision: No Objection

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

Proposal

Leylandii and Horse Chestnut trees along south boundary of rear garden. Overhanging branches to be cut back up to 0.6m from fence line or to preserve green growth if greater than 0.6m.

Submitted
20 July 2026
Ward
Melksham Without West & Rural ED
  1. Received20 Jul
  2. Validated20 Jul
  3. Consult.13 Aug
  4. Target31 Aug
  5. Decided27 Aug

Decided in 38 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at 14 DARK LANE SOUTH, STEEPLE ASHTON, TROWBRIDGE, BA14 6EZ. Wiltshire has handled 5,450 applications of this type. This one was decided in 38 days, 11 days quicker than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Steeple Ashton conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 79 applications across Melksham Without West & Rural ED. We hold 2,267 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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Application details

Postcode
BA14 6EZ
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Steeple Ashton CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
20 July 2026
Consultation expiry
13 August 2026
Consultation end
13 August 2026
Target decision date
31 August 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Caroline Gamble
Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Documents
6

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: Steeple Ashton
  • 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.

© 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.

Associated applications

  1. 2026
    20 Jul

    Leylandii and Horse Chestnut trees along south boundary of rear garden. Overhanging branches to be cut back…

    This applicationApprovedTreesPL/2026/04528
  2. 2026
    20 Jul

    Leylandii overhanging Western fence line of site. Cut back branches to 0.6m from fence line or to green…

    ApprovedTreesFiled alongsidePL/2026/04529

Source: Wiltshire

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