Planning application
2 Smiths Row Greenham Road Newbury RG14 7HY
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Yew - Remove deadwood from large yew tree. Reduce all over by removing rouge branches to improve shape as per the submitted photo.
As published by the council, reference 25/02089/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02089/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 12 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 12 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Newbury Greenham
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
- Postcode
- RG14 7HY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 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 7 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor
2 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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3 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.
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