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Hungerford Nursery School 22 The Croft Hungerford RG17 0HY

Granted West Berkshire 25/02534/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

T3 - Sycamore: located within the front playground: Repollard to previous pollard points; T5 - Ash: Located within the rear playground: Crown reduce by 2m to previous reductions points as previously approved by application 21/02541/TPC. Final finished height 17/18m.

As published by the council, reference 25/02534/TPC

Application record

Reference
25/02534/TPC
Type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection Raised
Received
5 Nov 2025
Validated
5 Nov 2025
Decided
16 Dec 2025
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Parish
Hungerford Town Council
Postcode
RG17 0HY

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 5 Nov 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 16 Dec 2025

    Decision issued: No Objection Raised

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Who's behind it

Company information only, from the register and Companies House

Ruskins Tree Consultancy Agent, a tree-works contractor

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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 16 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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