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26/01863/TPC - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved
Trees & landscaping

Proposal

T1- Walnut - To crown lift the tree to give approximately 3m clearance from ground level, to reduce the crown of the tree by up to 3-3.5m and to remove all major deadwood, ensuring all cuts are back to adequate growth points and we create a nice shape. Finished height approximately 12m and finished spread approximately 8m. T2- Cedar - To reduce the top by up to 1.5-2m and to reduce the sides to match into a nice shape and to remove all major deadwood, ensuring all cuts are back to adequate growth points. Finished height approximately 12m and finished spread approximately 6m. Data via plota.co.uk

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Application progress

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Received
26 Aug 2026
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Approved
30 Sept 2026

Approved on 30 Sept 2026 · Last checked 1 Oct 2026

Documents 4

Plans & drawings 1

IMG Sketch plan Plans, Drawings · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Application forms 1

PDF Application Form - Without Personal Data Application Form · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

Other documents 2

IMG Photographs and photomontages Supporting Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗ PDF Photographs and photomontages Supporting Document · 26 Aug 2026 View ↗

All documents on the council site ↗

Site constraints 10

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.
Donnington Village 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.
Special area of conservation 134 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.
Habitat network: Network Enhancement Zone 2
Where habitat is joined up enough to work as a network. Context, not a constraint on its own.
6 listed buildings within 150 m
Nearest: 1, Castle Lane, Grade II, 44 m away · 6 Grade II
The site itself is not listed. Listed building consent is needed for work that affects the special interest of a listed building, inside or out, on top of planning permission. Setting can be a consideration for buildings nearby; there is no fixed radius.
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SSSI 134 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; Registered park or garden 178 m away: Donnington Grove; 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 scheduled monument at the site

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Important details

Council
West Berkshire
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
RG14 2LD
Received
26 Aug 2026
Validated
26 Aug 2026
Ward
Newbury Speen
Parish
Shaw Cum Donnington PC
Case officer
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Target decision
7 Oct 2026
Decision
No Objection Raised
Decision date
30 Sept 2026
Applicant
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Agent
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How this decision compares

Decided in 35 days from validation, 13 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

No public comments yet.

Last counted 1 Oct 2026

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Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
7 Oct 2026
Env. assessment
No

Historical activity at this location

14 nearby applications on record - archival context, not part of the live application.

Within ~100m

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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
Source: MHCLG planning statistics · See full council rankings

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