Mill House Boxford Newbury RG20 8DP Data via plota.co.uk
26/00755/TPC - Tree Works in Conservation Area
Approved
Proposal
T1 - Ash: Fell to retain 200cm of trunk T2 - 4x Hawthorn/ Willow: Variously cut back for management. Fell and remove one - multi stem plants growth needs managing by limited cutting back and removal of some falling willow branches. Fell and remove the one growing out of/over the riverbank supporting wall and could damage the wall T3 - Willow: During 2026 cut back branches when they impede flow of the river or weight the tree risking it pulling into river T4 - Twisted Willow: Fell and remove T5 - Ash: Pollard or fell and remove. Tree is suffering significantly from Ash Die Back as well as rotten base. Plan is to undertake an extreme pollard and then if the tree is unsavable fell and remove T6 - Lime: Crown lift. During 2026 prune back growth trailing on the roof T7 - 2x Willow: Remove two small trees… Data via plota.co.uk
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Received
7 Apr 2026
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Validated
8 Apr 2026
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Approved
15 May 2026
Approved on 15 May 2026 · Last checked 19 Jul 2026
Documents 4
Decision & officer reports 1
Plans & drawings 1
Application forms 1
Other documents 1
Site constraints 11
Grade II listed: Boxford Mill
List entry 1219880 · 2 m from the pin · 12 more listed buildings within 150 m (1 Grade II*, 11 Grade II)
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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- 62 mStable and Haystore Approximately 20 Yards to South West of Oliver Sansoms CottageGrade II
- 72 mOutbuildings Approximately 5 Yards to South West of Oliver Sansoms CottageGrade II
- 90 mRiver CottageGrade II
- 92 mOliver Sansoms CottageGrade II
- 93 mBrook CottageGrade II
- 104 mBeach Tomb Approximately 9 Yards South of Nave of St Andrews ChurchGrade II
- 104 mTomb Approximately 13 Yards to South of Nave of St Andrews ChurchGrade II
- 116 mButcher Tomb 1 Yard South of Nave of St Andrews ChurchGrade II
- 122 mParish Church of St. AndrewGrade II*
- 135 mEassell Tomb Approximately 2 Yards to East of Chancel of St Andrews ChurchGrade II
- 135 mTomb Approximately 2 Yards East of Chancel of St Andrews ChurchGrade II
- 145 mLittle ThatchGrade II
Flood zone 3, rivers and sea
High chance: a 1 in 100 or greater annual chance from rivers, or 1 in 200 from the sea. Any development here needs a flood risk assessment. Defences are not counted.
The Environment Agency flood map for planning. Homes in zone 3 must also pass the sequential test. Surface water flooding is a separate map.
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.
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.
Boxford and Westbrook 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 7 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 7 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.
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
Inside the Boxford (West Berkshire) built-up area; Priority habitat 18 m away: Coastal and floodplain grazing marsh; the 1970s provisional farmland map had this area as grade 4, but it predates the buildings here and the current map does not class it as farmland.
Not affected
Not green belt · No scheduled monument at the site
Checked on 11 September 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
- Postcode
- RG20 8DP
- Received
- 7 Apr 2026
- Validated
- 8 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Hungerford & Kintbury
- Parish
- Boxford Parish Council
- Case officer
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- Target decision
- 20 May 2026
- Decision
- No Objection Raised
- Decision date
- 15 May 2026
- Applicant
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How this decision compares
Decided in 37 days from validation, 9 days faster than West Berkshire's median of 46 for tree and landscaping works. Approved, as 96% of tree and landscaping works here are.
This one37d
Council46d
UK36d
77%decided within 8 weeks
96%approved
210decided 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 →
Consultation & key dates
- 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%).
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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
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