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26/01743/TPC - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Two cherry trees which have sadly died - need to remove as branches already staring to fall off, causing risk to residence. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
10 Aug 2026
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Approved
15 Sept 2026

Approved on 15 Sept 2026 · Last checked 16 Sept 2026

Documents 6

Decision & officer reports 1

PDF No Objection Decision Notice · 15 Sept 2026 View ↗

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Sketch plan Plans, Drawings · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 3

IMG Photographs and photomontages Supporting Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Photographs and photomontages Supporting Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗ IMG Photographs and photomontages Supporting Document · 10 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 9

North Wessex Downs National Landscape
Great weight to conserving the landscape; major development restricted.
Previously an area of outstanding natural beauty, which is still the designation in law. Since 2023 authorities must seek to further its purpose, not merely have regard to it.
Hungerford conservation area
Demolition needs planning permission and permitted development is restricted.
The council must give weight to preserving or enhancing the area's character and appearance. Not every council has published its boundaries as open data.
Public footpath 17 m away
Matters where it crosses or adjoins the site: obstructing a path without a diversion order is an offence, and work cannot start until the order is confirmed.
Compiled from highway authority data, not the legal definitive map. A few authorities have not published, so no path shown is not proof there is none.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
SSSI 107 m away: Freeman's Marsh 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.
Also on the record
20 listed buildings within 150 m; Radon affected area, class 2; Inside the Hungerford built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
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 2

Last sold for £98,000 in December 1999. Terraced house, freehold.

10 December 1999£98,000
12 September 1997£82,250

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

Building

Floor area120 m² (1,292 sq ft)
Energy ratingC (69 out of 100), could reach B
PropertyEnd-terrace house, 5 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, mains gas
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2025, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
RG17 0HX
Received
10 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Parish
Hungerford Town Council
Case officer
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Target decision
21 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection Raised
Decision date
15 Sept 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 36 days from validation, 10 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.

77%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
286decided 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 16 Sept 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
21 Sept 2026
Env. assessment
No

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West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
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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
These figures are council-wide context, not a prediction for this application. View full council performance
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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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

Energy performance: Energy performance certificates from the Energy Performance of Buildings Register, Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright 2026.