The Old Rectory, Portnells Lane, Zeals, Warminster, BA12 6PG

PL/2026/07181Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation areaAwaiting decision

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

Proposal

T1 - Oak tree - reduce by 50% T2 - Oak tree - fell

Received: 9 November 2026
Council: Wiltshire Council
Ward: Mere ED

ReceivedReceived9 Nov
ValidatedValidated9 Nov
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date
DecidedDecided

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About this application

This is a planning application at THE OLD RECTORY, PORTNELLS LANE, ZEALS, WARMINSTER, BA12 6PG. Wiltshire has handled 382 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 9 November 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in the Zeals conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 67 applications across Mere ED. We hold 1,457 applications in total for the BA12 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: BA12 6PG
Application type: Notification of proposed works to trees in a conservation area
Parish: Zeals CP

Planning application dates

Date validated: 9 November 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: Zeals
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, 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, 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.

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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.

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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