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Rick Stones, Castle Hill Lane, Mere, Warminster, BA12 6JB

PL/2026/06813Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaAwaiting decision
Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

1. COSTAL REDWOOD – crown lift to afford a 1.5m clearance on west side over roof. 2. CHERRY LAUREL – reduce height to 5m from ground level. 3. HOLLY, twinned stem tree heavily leaning due east. Retaining walled cracked – fell. Replant with smaller tree/shrub (species tbc). 4. VARIEGATED HOLLY – shorten peripheral growth by up to one meter. 5. BAY – reduce crown by approximately 2m and trim lateral growth. 6. GOLDEN RAIN TREE – shorten peripheral growth on southern stem by 2m, due to included union. Crown lift over drive to maintain vehicle clearance at 4m. 7. GOLDEN RAIN TREE – shorten lowest limbs extending north by up to 1.5m. Shorten lower lateral due west by one meter. Shorten radial spread of crown extending over drive by 101.5m. 8. JUNIPER – shorten lateral branching due east by up to 1m to separate crown of T6 & T7. 9. GOLDEN RAIN TREE – shorten radial spread of crown due north by up to 1m. 10. WESTERN RED CEDAR, dominant tree located beside to building This tree is not yet mature and will grow much larger, too large for the garden. FELL and remove stump. Replant with smaller ornamental tree species (tbc) more suited in size at maturity. 11. COPPER BEECH, hedgerow tree of poor form, crossing branches and included unions from historic topping – fell. 12. YEW – shorten radial spread of crown due east overhanging drive by up to 1.5m and blend into upper crown.

Received
22 October 2026
Ward
Mere ED
  1. Received22 Oct
  2. Validated22 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a planning application at RICK STONES, CASTLE HILL LANE, MERE, WARMINSTER, BA12 6JB. Wiltshire has handled 386 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 22 October 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Mere conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Mere 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 6JB
Application type
Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Parish
Mere CP

Planning application dates

Date validated
22 October 2026

Planning decision

Case officer
Sue Morgan

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: Mere
  • 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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