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26/02060/TPC - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

Hedge (H001) - Reduce height to approx. 3-4m, reduce lateral growth, remove dead elder stems. Beech (T001) - Prune lower canopy to provide approx. 1-1.5 m clearance from play equipment. Turkey Oak (T002) - Remove significant dead wood. Norway Maple (T003) - Crown clear - remove significant dead wood. Hornbeam (T006) - Reduce lateral growth on eastern aspect to provide approx. 1.5m clearance from the property. Hornbeam (T007) - Reduce lateral growth on eastern aspect to provide approx. 1.5m clearance from the property. Swamp Cypress (T009) - Remove ivy from base to 1.5m. Grey Willow (T010) - Coppice to ground level. Grey Willow (T011) - Remove hanging failed stem to northeast. Coppice remaining stems to ground level. Ash (T013) - Reduce southern limb to approx. 1m above trifurcation. Grey Willow (T019) - Coppice to ground level. Grey Willow (T020) - Coppice to ground level. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
22 Sept 2026
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Approved
19 Oct 2026

Approved on 19 Oct 2026 · Last checked 19 Oct 2026

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Decision & officer reports 1

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Site constraints 6

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.
West Ilsley 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.
Open access land
Open country or registered common land, with a right to roam on foot.
Building on registered common land needs the consent of the Secretary of State as well as planning permission.
Agricultural land, grade 3a
Best and most versatile land (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Source: the Predictive Agricultural Land Classification Map (Defra and Natural England, 2025; the Welsh Government's Predictive ALC Map 2 in Wales), a model rather than a site survey. Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) agrees.
Where development of farmland is needed, policy prefers poorer land over the best and most versatile (grades 1, 2 and 3a). Three sources: Natural England's post-1988 field surveys, which are definitive where they exist; the Defra predictive map for England (2025) and the Welsh Government predictive map, modelled from the soil map with 3a and 3b split; and the 1970s provisional map, which planners and other services still show, coarser and with grade 3 undivided. Where the provisional and predicted grades disagree, treat the predicted grade as the current estimate and expect an application to carry its own survey.
Habitat network: Network Expansion Zone
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
4 listed buildings within 150 m.
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 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.

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Received
22 Sept 2026
Validated
22 Sept 2026
Ward
Ridgeway
Parish
West Ilsley Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
3 Nov 2026
Decision
No Objection Raised
Decision date
19 Oct 2026
Applicant
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How this decision compares

Decided in 27 days from validation, 21 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 19 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
3 Nov 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
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