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The Rectory, 1 Bests Lane, Sutton Veny, Warminster, BA12 7AU

PL/2026/06144Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaApproved

Approved on 3 November 2026

Council decision: No Objection

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

Proposal

T1 Hornbeam tree - Reduce tree height by 5-6m and reduce width to match. T2 Pine tree - Fell to ground level.

Received
28 September 2026
Ward
Wylye Valley ED
  1. Received28 Sep
  2. Validated28 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided3 Nov

Decided in 36 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a planning application at THE RECTORY, 1 BESTS LANE, SUTTON VENY, WARMINSTER, BA12 7AU. Wiltshire has handled 386 applications of this type. This one was decided in 36 days, 13 days quicker than Wiltshire's typical decision time. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 120 applications across Wylye Valley ED. We hold 1,459 applications in total for the BA12 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
BA12 7AU
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Parish
Sutton Veny CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 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.

  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Avon SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Possibly incomplete for this council: tree preservation orders.

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, national parks, 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.

Planning history at this site

1 other application at this property, newest first.

  1. 2026
    13 Jan

    T1 Pine tree - Crown raise up to 15-18ft

    ApprovedTreesPL/2026/00212

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