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Speen Village Hall Speen Lane Speen Newbury RG14 1RJ

Awaiting decision West Berkshire 25/01805/TPC Tree Works in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Cherry: located in the north-western corner of the plot of land surrounding Speen Village Hall. The location of the tree trunk is marked on the attached sketch/site plan. Reduce the canopy in order both: (i) to improve the shape and health of the tree; and (ii) to reduce the risk of its branches damaging the roofs of the Village Hall and Alma House house. The photograph attached to this application was taken by Michael Cairns from just inside the pedestrian gate in the north-eastern corner of the plot (where it abuts Speen Lane) looking to rear/north-western corner of the plot where the cherry tree is situated. Height is currently c. 9 metres. The proposed reduction would reduce the height to c. 6 metres The width of the tree would be reduced by c. 2.5 metres as shown in submitted photo.

As published by the council, reference 25/01805/TPC

Application record

Reference
25/01805/TPC
Type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
11 Aug 2025
Validated
26 Aug 2025
Ward
Newbury Speen
Parish
Speen Parish Council
Postcode
RG14 1RJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 11 Aug 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 26 Aug 2025

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 21 October 2025, 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

3 documents on file for this application

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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.

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