Planning application
Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
B1 - Beech Tree - Remove to ground level due to location and severe decay in stem, mature tree with a large Cavity at the base, with the tree weighted over the access to the church and a walled garden. SC1- Sweet Chestnut- Remove dead top / major deadwood - In close proximity to the drive. Y1- Yew - 1-2m Reduction, mainly from the laterals to help balance the tree as its grown suppressed by surrounding trees. A1 - Ash - Remove to ground level, showing strong signs of ash dieback. A2 - Ash - Remove to ground level (due to its location) - Showing strong signs of ash dieback with large amounts of dieback with the canopy, within striking distance of a road and cottage. RS1- Section of small Ash trees which are mostly dead due to ash die back. Remove to ground level / below hedge line due to location. Road side SYC1 - Sycamore - extensive squirrel damage, remove dead / damaged limbs and reduce the crown back to balance the tree.
As published by the council, reference 25/02066/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02066/TPC
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 10 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 10 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Downlands
- Parish
- Chaddleworth Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG20 7EB
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00713/5DAY Granted
Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB
Ash tree at chaddleworth house that leans out towards the church yard. The base is heavily compromised and is actively uprooting.
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26/00415/TPC Granted
Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB
Mature Beech Tree by main entrance on the house and over the road, power and phone lines. We would like to reduce the heavily weighted over extended limbs by 2-3m back into the main body of the canopy to minimise risk of failure in bad weather. Total canopy reduction of 10%. Trees height is around 35m.
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26/00413/TPC Granted
Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB
There is a Large Ash Tree with a 6 Ft long crack going from the root plate up the stem. The tree leans towards a nice old Oak Tree, we would like to monolith the Ash tree to 8-10M high to save the Oak tree and retain habitat in the Ash stem. Next to the Ash there is a Beech Tree with historic storm damage and a large cavity half way up the stem caused by the storm damage. We'd like to remove the top of the Beech to just above the cavity to stop it from failing help retain the main part of the tree and keep habitat (10m Monolith in essence - with some lateral growth to help keep it going)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 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 5 November 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
2 documents on file for this application
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB
There is a Large Ash Tree with a 6 Ft long crack going from the root plate up the stem. The tree leans towards a nice old Oak Tree, we would like to monolith the Ash tree to 8-10M high to save the Oak tree and retain habitat in the Ash stem. Next to the Ash there is a Beech Tree with historic storm damage and a large cavity half way up the stem caused by the storm damage. We'd like to remove the top of the Beech to just above the cavity to stop it from failing help retain the main part of the tree and keep habitat (10m Monolith in essence - with some lateral growth to help keep it going)
Granted Trees 8 docs -
Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB
Mature Beech Tree by main entrance on the house and over the road, power and phone lines. We would like to reduce the heavily weighted over extended limbs by 2-3m back into the main body of the canopy to minimise risk of failure in bad weather. Total canopy reduction of 10%. Trees height is around 35m.
Granted Trees 7 docs -
Church Of St Andrew Mount Lane Chaddleworth Newbury
Removal of two Ash trees on west side of churchyard. Showing signs of Ash Dieback with heavy leaning stems with weak unions.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
The White House Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7DY
T1 (Chestnut), T2 (Horse Chestnut), T4 (Eucalyptus) - To cut and remove to ground level. T3 (Cherry) - To cut and remove to approximately the height of the hedge. The dead Cherry tree that is growing in the hedge.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
The White House Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7DY
As you look down the garden from our house there are three apple trees on the left hand side in front of the living room extension. This application requests permission to cut down the first apple tree in that row - the most easterly one - and the small box hedge in front of it.
Granted Trees 3 docs -
Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB
Ash tree at chaddleworth house that leans out towards the church yard. The base is heavily compromised and is actively uprooting.
Granted Trees 4 docs
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