Elmhurst The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HX

This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 1 approved, 0 refused.

• 26/01986/TPW Decided

  Elmhurst The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HX

  Group of 4x Sycamore and 1x Oak: Reduce overhang to growth points. Approx 3 metres of overhang to be reduced inwards. Group of trees is approx 15 metres in height. Approx 0.6m at base. The spread over Windmill Hill is approx 9 metres. Reduce to approx 6 metres of overhang.

  Submitted 10 Sep 2026

1. 28 Oct 2025

   Received by West Berkshire

2. 4 Dec 2025

   Decision issued: No Objection Raised

3. 25 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

West Berkshire granted permission on 4 December 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.

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.

• The Sycamores The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HX

  20/00686/TPW Submitted 5 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  T3 - Silver Birch - Cut back by no more than 2m to property line cutting all the way up to the top of the crown. T4 - Beech - Cut back by 2m to property line the higher overhanging branches

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• The Rowans The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HX

  20/00683/TPW Submitted 5 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  T2 - Oak - Crown lift lower smaller branches, to a height of approx 6m from ground level. T5 - Chestnut - Deadwood

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Maplewood The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HX

  20/00685/TPW Submitted 5 Mar 2020 50 yards away

  T1 - Beech - Cut back overhanging branches to property line cutting all the way up to top of the crown

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• St Gabriels Convent The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HU

  25/01899/FULMAJ Submitted 20 Aug 2025 100 yards away

  81% historically approved · decision due ~7 Nov

  Change of use of the former convent and retreat site to educational facility comprising the demolition of the main convent, retreat building, chapel, gatehouse dwelling, ancillary garages and former outbuilding; the construction of a new two storey educational building with single storey sports hall and external sports pitches; reconfigured parking for OneSchool Global; together with drop-off /pick-up and widened access for St Finian's Catholic Primary School.

  Awaiting decision Full applications Demolition 47 docs
  Small domestic

• Maplewood The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HX

  26/01326/TPW Submitted 17 Jun 2026 150 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~17 Aug

  T1 - Copper Beech: Crown lift to 3 metres from ground level all around making no cuts larger than 50mm. Crown reduce the upper crown area over the house side only by 3 metres to tidy the shape again no cuts to be larger than 50mm. Height and overall spread of the tree will not change.

  Decided Trees

• Elmhurst The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HX

  26/01986/TPW Submitted 10 Sep 2026 150 yards away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~11 Nov

  Group of 4x Sycamore and 1x Oak: Reduce overhang to growth points. Approx 3 metres of overhang to be reduced inwards. Group of trees is approx 15 metres in height. Approx 0.6m at base. The spread over Windmill Hill is approx 9 metres. Reduce to approx 6 metres of overhang.

  Decided Trees

• 26/01642/TPC Granted

  High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA

  Please see accompanying recommended works from Jenks tree surgeons. Relates to three purple plum trees. We intend to reduce each by 1-1.5m which will reduce remaining height to approximately 2.5-3m in order to bring the trees back into scale with their surroundings.

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01637/TPC Granted

  6A Donnington Square Newbury RG14 1PJ

  T1 - Laurel: cut to the ground

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01598/TPC Granted

  Icollege Intervention 88 Newtown Road Newbury RG14 7BT

  T1 - Lime: Inside Car Park Area. Re-pollard to old points. The proposed works would not reduce the amenity value of the tree and will allow sustainable tree management in the long term. The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the tree at a suitable size of its location.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01591/TPW Granted

  Southwood Tydehams Newbury RG14 6JT

  T0672 Fell Ash tree T0673 Fell Hawthorn T0674 Fell Sycamore T0675 Fell Sycamore T0676 Fell Ash T0677 Fell Ash T0678 Fell Ash T0681 Fell Ash T0682 Fell Sycamore

  Received 20 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01854/TPW Awaiting decision

  19 Lovatt Close Tilehurst Reading RG31 5HG

  Location of tree: Front verge T1- Field Maple (C/G): Section fell in safe and controlled manner to just above ground level. Treat stump to deter regeneration T2 - Field Maple (C/G): Section fell in safe and controlled manner to just above ground level. Treat stump to deter regeneration T3 - Field Maple (C/G): Section fell in safe and controlled manner to just above ground level. Treat stump to deter regeneration

  25 Aug 2026 Trees