Planning application
Land Adjacent To Spicers Farm Eastbury Hungerford RG17 7JL
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Two large willows on bank of Lambourn river need to be pollarded. They are interfering with power lines and in line with correct riverside willow maintenance require a pollarding to approximately 4m.
As published by the council, reference 26/00349/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00349/TPC
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection Raised
- Received
- 16 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 16 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 9 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Lambourn
- Parish
- Lambourn Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG17 7JL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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16 Feb 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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9 Apr 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
3 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 9 April 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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