Planning / Tree Application Process:

When the Parish Council receives a Planning or Tree application from Wiltshire Council and there is no Parish Council meeting due, the application is emailed out to all the Members. The Members then examine the application and if it appears benign a Comment of 'No Objection' is past back to Wiltshire Council without holding a formal meeting.

It is also possible for an application to be objected to using the email method as the Parish Clerk holds full delegated authority to responded to applications on the Parish Council’s behalf. However, if the application looks to be controversial or complicated an extra formal meeting will be held.

If you would like to express an opinion on an application that is not due to go to a formal Council meeting, please contact the Clerk and don’t forget to send your comment to Wiltshire Council as it is Wiltshire Council who are the Planning Authority, and they have the final says on all applications.

You can view all the planning applications below by clicking in the application number and this will take you to the Wiltshire Council website.

Planning Applications 2025 - (Listed in order received)

01 | Jan 2025

Nunswell, Higher Coombe, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9LR

PL/2025/00141 - Single storey utility and storage extension. Parish Council response: No Objection

02 | Jan 2025

CHAPEL, DONHEAD ST MARY, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 9DL

PL/2025/00229 - T1 Large oak tree to have limb over property reduced back to stem and wind damage tears cut back. T2 Spruce to be felled to ground level. Parish Council response: No Objection

03 | Jan 2025

West of Butlers Farm Barns, Butlers Farm, Butlers Hill, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9D

PL/2025/00113 - Construction of a new bird hide structure to provide a place for viewing birds and monitoring the biodiversity at Butlers Farm. Parish Council response: No Objection

04 | Jan 2025

Church Cottage, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9DQ

PL/2025/00516 - Erection of a single storey rear extension. Parish Council response: No Objection

05 | Jan 2025

Church Cottage, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9DQ

PL/2025/00746 - Listed building consent (Alt/Ext) - Erection of a single storey rear extension. Parish Council response: No Objection

06 | Jan 2025

Annexe, Coombe Hill, Middle Coombe, Donhead St Mary, Wiltshire, SP7 9LX

PL/2024/09663 - Demolition of existing annexe and storage buildings and erect new single storey building including construction of pool. Parish Council response: No Objection with Comment.

07 | February 2025

Higher Berrycourt Farm, Donhead St Andrew, Shaftesbury, SP7 0EP

PL/2025/00301 - Variation of conditions 2 and 3 of PL/2021/05835 (Indoor riding arena, horse walker and muck clamp) - To enable alterations to approved plans to include glazing to the proposed end elevation. Parish Council response: No Objection with Comment.

08 | February 2025

Well Cottage, Higher Coombe, Donhead St Mary, Salisbury, SP7 9LR

PL/2025/00564 - Erection of bat roost. Parish Council response: No Objection

09 | February 2025

Ashgrove Farm, Higher Ashgrove, Ashmore, Salisbury, SP5 5AW

PL/2024/10181 - Conversion of top floor of modern barn into supplementary shoot bedrooms. Parish Council response: No Objection

10 | February 2025

Hillside Cottage, Higher Coombe, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9LS

PL/2025/01158 - Variation of conditions 1 (approved plans) and 5 on 19/12204/FUL - to regularise the revised access point retrospectively. Parish Council response: No Objection with Comment.

11 | March 2025

Cobblers Cottage, Shaftesbury Road, Donhead St Mary, SP7 9LT

PL/2025/01093 - Demolish Existing Concrete Outbuilding and Erect New Garage. Parish Council response: No Objection with Comment.

12 | March 2025

BENNETTS, DONHEAD ST MARY, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 9DJ

PL/2025/02548 - T1 Yew. fell T2 Yew. fell T3 Holly fell T4, 5 and 6 fell T7 Wild Cherry, fell. Parish Council response: No Objection

13 | March 2025

Land to west of Grove Arms, Ludwell Hill, A30, Ludwell, SP7 9ND

PL/2025/02555 - Erection of two dwellings - Parish council response: No Objection, subject to the Wiltshire Council Heritage Officer also not objecting.

14 | May 2025

Church Hill Barn, Church Hill, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury

PL/2025/04292 - Variation of condition 2 (Approved Plans) and Removal of condition 9 (Drainage) relating to application PL/2024/01506. Parish Council response: Objection

15 | May 2025

Shute Farm, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9DG

PL/2025/04188 - Replacement thatch to farmhouse roof. New dormer window to north side, replacement casement windows, new car barn/machinery store and repositioning of drive entrance with new gates and associated landscaping. Parish Council response: No Objection with Comment.

16 | June 2025

Ashgrove Farm, Higher Ashgrove, Ashmore, Salisbury, SP5 5AW

PL/2025/04992 - Conversion of Ground Floor of Barn into Supplementary Shoot Bedrooms. Parish Council response: No Objection

17 | July 2025

Shute Farm, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9DG

PL/2025/05968 - Refurbishment and extension of existing annexe, with glazed link structure to side of main house entrance. Parish Council response: No Objection

18 | July 2025

Minera Cottage, Jenkins Corner, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9DD

PL/2025/06095 - First floor extension and rear terrace canopy. Parish Council response: No Objection

19 | July 2025

Ashgrove Farm, Higher Ashgrove, Ashmore, Salisbury, SP5 5AW

PL/2025/06141 - New glazed enclosure to existing cloistered courtyard to form winter garden. Parish Council response: No Objection

20 | Aug 2025

GREENWAYS, DONHEAD ST MARY, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 9DJ

PL/2025/06575 - Laurels - Coppice. Parish Council response: No Objection

NEW Aug 2025

The Studio, Berry Wood Lane, Donhead St Mary, Shaftesbury, SP7 9DH

PL/2025/06296 - Change of use of The Studio, and associated buildings and land, to a residential dwelling (Use Class C3), and associated works.

NEW: Aug 2025

ANTIOCH COTTAGE, DONHEAD ST MARY, SHAFTESBURY, SP7 9DJ

PL/2025/06818 - Goat Willow - Fell. Sycamore - Fell to low stump. Holly - Fell to low stump. Oak - Remove limb as indicated in annotated photograph. Prunus - Remove low level branches as indicated in annotated photograph, to leave upright habit mature tree and pull out as much rose as we can. Holly trees - Reduce and shape in line with annotated photograph. Spruce - Fell to low stump. Yew - Up to one meter reduction to canopy in line with annotated photograph and a 15% thin and clean out of canopy.