Planning application
1 Kimbers Drive Speen Newbury RG14 1RQ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1,T2,T3 - Conifer - To be felled to ground level - Replant with native evergreen Taxus Bacatta
As published by the council, reference 25/02015/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02015/TPC
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 3 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Newbury Speen
- Parish
- Speen Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG14 1RQ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 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 29 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a design practice registered in London
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5 documents on file for this application
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The process from here
This application is with West Berkshire for determination. The council publicises it, consults neighbours and technical bodies where required, and weighs the responses against local and national planning policy.
The statutory target is eight weeks for most applications and thirteen for major development, though extensions of time are common. Comments carry most weight while the case is undecided, so check the council portal for the deadline if you want to respond.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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