Planning application
Church Of St Nicolas Bartholomew Street Newbury RG14 5HG
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
1x mature Cotoneaster tree tree icon 06K6 via Arbortrack, tree is on south side of churchyard. Tree is now unstable following a recent rip out of circa 50% of the stems and needs felling on the grounds of safety.
As published by the council, reference 26/00120/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00120/TPC
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection Raised
- Received
- 20 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 20 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 20 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Newbury Central
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
- Postcode
- RG14 5HG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Jan 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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20 Feb 2026
Decision issued: No Objection Raised
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
5 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Berkshire granted permission on 20 February 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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