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Forge Cottage, Great Somerford, Chippenham, SN15 5JG

PL/2026/06531Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

T1 Gleditsia triacanthos (Honey locust) - Full crown reduction pruning back to previous pruning points. 3/4 meters on lateral branches to prevent interference with the house. T6 Leylandii - Dead section of Leylandii to be removed (felled) with the aim of replanting. T2 Malus spp, - Prune back into shape. Mainly removing water shoots. T3 Prunus spp, - Dead stem covered ivy to be felled to ground level. T4 Portuguese Laurel - To be pruned back into shape to prevent interference with the house.

Received
12 October 2026
Ward
Brinkworth ED
  1. Received12 Oct
  2. Validated12 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at FORGE COTTAGE, GREAT SOMERFORD, CHIPPENHAM, SN15 5JG. Wiltshire has handled 386 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 12 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Great Somerford conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 109 applications across Brinkworth ED. We hold 906 applications in total for the SN15 postcode area.

100% 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
SN15 5JG
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Parish
Great Somerford CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
12 October 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: Great 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.

© 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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