Planning application
Wooded Area Adjacent To Castle School Oxford Road Donnington Newbury
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
W4 - Yew, Sycamore and Goat Willow: Cut back to suitable side growth point to provide 2-3m clearance from adjacent building on the Yew tree. Fell large 5m stump in the north of the group to ground level.
As published by the council, reference 25/02117/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02117/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 16 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 16 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Newbury Speen
- Parish
- Shaw Cum Donnington PC
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 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 11 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 registered in Newbury
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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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