Planning application
Eight Bells Car Park Market Street Newbury
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
08AN - Silver Maple: southern boundary of Eight Bells car park. To fell to ground.
As published by the council, reference 25/01852/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01852/TPC
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 14 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 14 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Newbury Central
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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14 Aug 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 9 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 58 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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat 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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