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The Old Rectory Farnborough Wantage OX12 8NX

Granted West Berkshire 25/02520/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

T1 - Sycamore: To remove a large limb weighted over the house this is due to a recent large limb failure on the tree. Ref- RED DOT T2 - Horse Chestnut: To remove to ground level due to recently loosing half of the tree in storm Amy. Ref - BLUE DOT T3 - Horse Chestnut: To Repollard and rebalance to below previous by 2 meters to retain tree and remove weight on old points. Ref - YELLOW DOT

As published by the council, reference 25/02520/TPC

Application record

Reference
25/02520/TPC
Type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection Raised
Received
3 Nov 2025
Validated
3 Nov 2025
Decided
12 Nov 2025
Ward
Downlands
Parish
Farnborough Parish Meeting
Postcode
OX12 8NX

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

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

  • 26/00164/TPC Granted

    The Old Rectory Farnborough Wantage OX12 8NX

    T1 (red dot)Sugar maple to be removed due to execcive lean and root heave

    Decided 29 Apr 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 3 Nov 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 12 Nov 2025

    Decision issued: No Objection Raised

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

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Treebeard Tree Services Agent, a tree-works contractor

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6 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 12 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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