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Feltre Place Newbury

Granted West Berkshire 25/02666/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

Plane: Lift crown to approx 5 metres and reduce crown by approx 3 metres to previous pruning points. Similar pruning work done approx 3 years ago.

As published by the council, reference 25/02666/TPC

Application record

Reference
25/02666/TPC
Type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection Raised
Received
13 Nov 2025
Validated
13 Nov 2025
Decided
8 Jan 2026
Ward
Newbury Central
Parish
Newbury Town Council

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

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

  • 26/00781/TPW Refused

    Feltre Place Newbury

    MT1 - Oriental Plane: Tip reduce lowest northern branch to no less than 5m radius from trunk to a suitable growth point (please see descriptive photos in report) This northern lateral branch has areas of dysfunction that appear to occur around historic pruning wounds; the historic reductions have produced a somewhat short branch with a limited target area.

    Decided 4 Jun 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 13 Nov 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 8 Jan 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection Raised

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 8 January 2026, 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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