Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB Data via plota.co.uk

Decided 26/00413/TPC
Date received
23 Feb 2026
Date validated
23 Feb 2026
Postcode
RG20 7EB

Description

There is a Large Ash Tree with a 6 Ft long crack going from the root plate up the stem. The tree leans towards a nice old Oak Tree, we would like to monolith the Ash tree to 8-10M high to save the Oak tree and retain habitat in the Ash stem. Next to the Ash there is a Beech Tree with historic storm damage and a large cavity half way up the stem caused by the storm damage. We'd like to remove the top of the Beech to just above the cavity to stop it from failing help retain the main part of the tree and keep habitat (10m Monolith in essence - with some lateral growth to help keep it going) Data via plota.co.uk

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
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West Berkshire decision performance
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