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3 Somerset Close, Seend, Melksham, SN12 6QH

PL/2026/05498Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved

Approved on 6 October 2026

Council decision: No Objection

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

Proposal

T1 Lime tree - Crown lift between 12ft-15ft. T2 Beech tree - Reduce back lowest limb/branch back from edge of flower boarder by 2-3 meters.

Received
1 September 2026
Ward
Devizes Rural West ED
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated1 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided6 Oct

Decided in 35 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at 3 SOMERSET CLOSE, SEEND, MELKSHAM, SN12 6QH. Wiltshire has handled 386 applications of this type. This one was decided in 35 days, 2 weeks quicker than Wiltshire's typical decision time. The site is in the Seend conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. We hold 274 applications in total for the SN12 postcode area.

99% of notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area 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 6QH
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Parish
Seend CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 September 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Caroline Gamble

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: Seend
  • 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.

Source: Wiltshire

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