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Halfway Farm Bath Road Halfway Newbury RG20 8NR

Awaiting decision West Berkshire 20/01725/HEDGE Hedgerow Works Application

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

Removal of 61m, to combine two fields to ease farming operations. A woodland is being planted in the adjacent field.

As published by the council, reference 20/01725/HEDGE

Application record

Reference
20/01725/HEDGE
Type
Hedgerow Works Application
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
28 Jul 2020
Validated
28 Jul 2020
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Parish
Welford Parish Council
Postcode
RG20 8NR

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2020.

  • 26/01392/FULMAJ Awaiting decision

    Halfway Farm Bath Road Halfway Newbury RG20 8NR

    Redevelopment and conversion of land and buildings at Halfway Farm to create a Rural HQ (B2) with additional flexible commercial space (Classes E(c), E(g) and B2 (General Industrial)) with associated works including car parking, drainage, and landscape planting

    Submitted 26 Jun 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jul 2020

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 1 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 22 September 2020, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Berkshire took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

2 documents on file for this application

A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.

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What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire decided tree works applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

In West Berkshire

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    T1 - Oak: Cut back lower branches by approx 2 -2.5 metres or to good growths points on the branch. Deadwood where needed

    Received 9 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Trees
  • 26/01642/TPC Granted

    High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA

    Please see accompanying recommended works from Jenks tree surgeons. Relates to three purple plum trees. We intend to reduce each by 1-1.5m which will reduce remaining height to approximately 2.5-3m in order to bring the trees back into scale with their surroundings.

    Received 28 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01637/TPC Granted

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    T1 - Laurel: cut to the ground

    Received 27 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01598/TPC Granted

    Icollege Intervention 88 Newtown Road Newbury RG14 7BT

    T1 - Lime: Inside Car Park Area. Re-pollard to old points. The proposed works would not reduce the amenity value of the tree and will allow sustainable tree management in the long term. The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the tree at a suitable size of its location.

    Received 21 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees
  • 26/01591/TPW Granted

    Southwood Tydehams Newbury RG14 6JT

    T0672 Fell Ash tree T0673 Fell Hawthorn T0674 Fell Sycamore T0675 Fell Sycamore T0676 Fell Ash T0677 Fell Ash T0678 Fell Ash T0681 Fell Ash T0682 Fell Sycamore

    Received 20 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees