8 Inkpen Road Kintbury Hungerford RG17 9TU Data via plota.co.uk

26/01712/TPC - Tree Works in Conservation Area Approved

Proposal

Goat willow by oil tank: Fell to ground level. Starting to interfere with oil tank, fears of direct damage and consequense of oil leak Data via plota.co.uk

View original council record ↗Last checked

Application progress

✓
Received
6 Aug 2026
✓
Approved
8 Sept 2026

Approved on 8 Sept 2026 · Last checked 8 Sept 2026

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.
Kintbury 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.
Also on the record
Radon affected area, class 2; SSSI 419 m away: Bowdown and Chamberhouse Woods SSSI; Inside the Kintbury 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.

Building

Floor area216 m² (2,325 sq ft)
Energy ratingE (48 out of 100), could reach D
PropertyMid-terrace house, 7 habitable rooms
BuiltBefore 1900
HeatingBoiler and radiators, oil
WallsSolid brick, as built, no insulation (assumed)

From the energy performance certificate lodged in July 2013, the latest held for this property. The building may have changed since. View the certificate

Work with planning data?

Every application in West Berkshire - and every UK council - as a live feed, an API, or a bulk CSV export.

About Plota's data service

Important details

Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Postcode
RG17 9TU
Received
6 Aug 2026
Validated
6 Aug 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Parish
Kintbury Parish Council
Case officer
Show
Target decision
17 Sept 2026
Decision
No Objection Raised
Decision date
8 Sept 2026
Applicant
Show
Agent
G A Butler & Sons Ltd

How this decision compares

Decided in 33 days from validation, 13 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 8 Sept 2026

Read the comments on the council site ↗

Consultation & key dates

Statutory expiry
17 Sept 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

Freehold boundary: © Crown copyright and database rights 2026, HM Land Registry. Polygons © Crown copyright and database rights 2026 Ordnance Survey 100026316. Conditions of use

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.