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26/01733/TPC - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

T1- Willow - To reduce the stump on the river bank by 50%. T2- Small Willow - To create pollard point at approximately 2m from ground level. T3- Poplar - To remove 1x Dead stem. T4- Dead Sycamore - To create a monolith at approximately 3-4m from ground level. T5- Poplar with large split - To create a monolith at approximately 6m from ground level. T6- Willow with heavy lean - To create pollard point at approximately 2m from ground level. T7- Willow - To remove snapped out top. T8- Willow - To remove snapped limb. T9- Willow - To re pollard and reduce by 50%, finished height approximately 3m from ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Last checked 9 Sept 2026

Site constraints 12

Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SAC
New homes and overnight accommodation must show nutrient neutrality before approval.
Natural England advice: extra wastewater in these catchments harms protected habitats, so schemes must offset their nutrient load, usually through credits.
Special area of conservation 20 m away: River Lambourn
Work nearby can need a habitats assessment.
Harm to a protected site is only accepted where there is no alternative and an overriding public interest.
SSSI 20 m away: River Lambourn SSSI
Natural England may need consulting, depending on what is proposed.
Sites of special scientific interest are the best wildlife and geological sites in the country. Development likely to harm one is rarely permitted.
Registered park or garden 20 m away: Shaw House
Its setting is a consideration for work nearby.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Wood pasture and parkland
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
Conservation area 29 m away: Shaw House and Church; Heritage at risk 20 m away: Shaw House; 5 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Flood defence 20 m away (natural high ground, designed for a 1 in 2 year flood); Inside the Newbury built-up area; Priority habitat 37 m away: Deciduous woodland.
Not affected
Outside flood zones 2 and 3 · Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site

Checked on 6 October 2026. Historic England, the Environment Agency, Natural England, the British Geological Survey and UK Health Security Agency (radon, contains BGS materials © UKRI) and council datasets, Open Government Licence. A boundary can run through a site and the council holds the definitive record: confirm with the council before relying on this.

Sales history 1

Last sold for £196,000 in April 1997. Detached house, freehold.

24 April 1997£196,000

Sale prices from HM Land Registry's price paid record, matched to this application by its address.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
RG14 2DF
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Newbury Speen
Parish
Shaw Cum Donnington PC
Case officer
Show
Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection Raised
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 29 days from validation, 19 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 48 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 97% of tree and landscaping works here are.

74%decided within 8 weeks
97%approved
441decided in the last year

Plota live figures for tree and landscaping works decided by West Berkshire in the last twelve months, from validation. West Berkshire decision record →

Public comments

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Last counted 9 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Other decisions

West Berkshire is slower than most councils at deciding householder applications, ranking #199 out of 296. Householder applications are slightly more likely to be approved here (93%) than the national average (90%).

Slower than most councils
for householder decisions
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West Berkshire decision statistics
Based on MHCLG data, the year to March 2026
90%
Overall approval rate
Above avg (87%) #122 of 296
93%
Householder approved
Above avg (90%) #142 of 296
57%
Decided in 8 weeks
Below avg (63%) #199 of 296
46%
Extended time limit
Above avg (41%) #203 of 296
55%
Minor dwellings approved
65 decided (1-9 homes)
96%
Major dwellings approved
25 decided (10+ homes)
77%
Change of use approved
57 decided
1,045
Total decisions
108 refused in the year to March 2026

Sale prices: Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use