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Town Mills West Mills Newbury RG14 5HW

Granted West Berkshire 25/02259/TPC Tree Works in Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

Goat Willow on Canal boundary. Tree is diseased, cracked and losing bark and has previously had diseased limbs removed. Applicant would like to remove the remaining trunk to ground level. Have suggested to the applicant that replanting with similar tree near location would add stability to the bank.

As published by the council, reference 25/02259/TPC

Application record

Reference
25/02259/TPC
Type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection Raised
Received
2 Oct 2025
Validated
2 Oct 2025
Decided
20 Nov 2025
Ward
Newbury Central
Parish
Newbury Town Council
Postcode
RG14 5HW

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/01457/TPC Granted

    Town Mills West Mills Newbury RG14 5HW

    T1 and T2 - Cherry: Reduce the tops of the trees, to the right of the main entrance, to previous reduction points. Final finished height - approximately 7 metres T3 and T4 - London Plane: Pollard the tops of the trees, to the left of the main entrance, to previous pollard points. Final finished height - approximately 10 metres T5, T6, and T7 - Cherry: Reduce the tops of the trees, in the same area, to previous reduction points. Final finished height - approximately 7 metres T8 - London Plane: Pollard the top of the tree, in the car park area (opposite flats 14-22), to previous pollard points. Final finished height - approximately 10 metres T9 - Cherry: Reduce the top of the tree, to the left of flats 1-12 (near the weir), to previous reduction points. Final finished height - approximately 7 metres. T10 and T11 - Ash: Reduce the tops of the trees (near the blue seating area) by approx two metres. Final finished height - approximately 6 metres

    Decided 8 Sep 2026
  • 26/01025/FUL Granted

    Town Mills West Mills Newbury RG14 5HW

    Replacement of existing large screen glazing with aluminium system.

    Decided 7 Jul 2026 Full applications

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 2 Oct 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 20 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: No Objection Raised

  3. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Highclere Tree Works Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Newbury

Active · incorporated 2022 · Newbury

8 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils

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Documents

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5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 20 November 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

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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