Planning application
2 Ligueil Close Priory Road Hungerford RG17 0BW
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
It is now approaching three years since this plane tree at Ligueil Close Hungerford TPO 201/21/604 was pollarded. We seek planning permission to gain sound arboricultural management to enable the tree to be re-pollarded in accordance with WBDC recommendations.
As published by the council, reference 25/02477/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02477/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 28 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 28 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 15 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Hungerford & Kintbury
- Parish
- Hungerford Town Council
- Postcode
- RG17 0BW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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28 Oct 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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15 Dec 2025
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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West Berkshire granted permission on 15 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.
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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