Planning application
Island Cottage West Mills Newbury West Berkshire RG14 5HT
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Ash Tree- Fell. Positioned along the bank of the canal on Lock Island in West Mills. Tree is diseased and a tree surgeon has confirmed that this is ash dieback. There has been significant fungi that has tracked along the bank from a tree that was removed in 2014.
As published by the council, reference 21/03109/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 21/03109/TPC
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- No Objection Raised
- Received
- 3 Dec 2021
- Validated
- 3 Dec 2021
- Decided
- 17 Jan 2022
- Ward
- Newbury Central
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
- Postcode
- RG14 5HT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Dec 2021
Received by West Berkshire
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17 Jan 2022
Decision issued: No Objection Raised
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4 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Berkshire granted permission on 17 January 2022, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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.
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