Land To Rear Of 28 Laurel Gardens Greenham Thatcham RG19 8XU Data via plota.co.uk

26/02138/TPW - Tree Works Under TPO Awaiting decision

Proposal

T1: Reduce height and spread of field maple by 2.5m leaving finishing height at 10m and cuts no greater than 50mm. T2: Trim top of hazel tree leaving finishing height at 3m. T3: Trim top of hazel tree leaving finishing height at 3m. T4: Trim top of hazel tree leaving finishing height at 3m. T5: Reduce height and spread of cherry tree by 2.5m leaving finishing height at 10m and cuts no greater than 50mm Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

✓
Received
1 Oct 2026
Decision
Expected by 26 Nov 2026

Under consideration

No decision has been issued yet. Plota predicts a decision around 18 Nov 2026, from West Berkshire's recent tree and landscaping works.

Site constraints 8

Registered park or garden: Sandleford Priory
Nationally designated heritage. Its significance and setting carry great weight.
Registered parks and gardens, battlefields, world heritage sites and protected wrecks are designated heritage assets: harm needs clear and convincing justification.
Historic England ↗
Tree preservation order: 201/21/0649 - A1
Consent is needed before work on protected trees.
Not every council has published its orders as open data, so no order shown is not proof there is none.
Heritage at risk: Sandleford Priory
On the register of historic places assessed as at risk.
A designated building, monument, park or conservation area assessed as at risk from neglect, decay or development. Proposals that secure its future are looked on favourably.
Historic England ↗
Habitat network: Restorable Habitat
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
Also on the record
SSSI 281 m away: Greenham and Crookham Commons SSSI; Radon affected area, class 3; Inside the Newbury built-up area; Natural England's Provisional ALC map (1:250,000, 1970s) had this area as grade 3, 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 listed building 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.

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Important details

Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Postcode
RG19 8XU
Received
1 Oct 2026
Validated
1 Oct 2026
Ward
Newbury Greenham
Parish
Greenham Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
26 Nov 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
C A Cook & Co Tree services and Fencing

Decision outlook

Day 27 of the 56-day target. West Berkshire usually decides tree and landscaping works by day 48.

Day 2729 days to the 56-day target
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

No public comments yet.

1 neighbour consulted · Last counted 24 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
26 Nov 2026
Env. assessment
No
West Berkshire
Planning Authority Score
3.9/10
Below average
#202 of 296 councils
Relevant to this application:
Householder 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