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Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB

Granted West Berkshire 26/00413/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

There is a Large Ash Tree with a 6 Ft long crack going from the root plate up the stem. The tree leans towards a nice old Oak Tree, we would like to monolith the Ash tree to 8-10M high to save the Oak tree and retain habitat in the Ash stem. Next to the Ash there is a Beech Tree with historic storm damage and a large cavity half way up the stem caused by the storm damage. We'd like to remove the top of the Beech to just above the cavity to stop it from failing help retain the main part of the tree and keep habitat (10m Monolith in essence - with some lateral growth to help keep it going)

As published by the council, reference 26/00413/TPC

Application record

Reference
26/00413/TPC
Type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection Raised
Received
23 Feb 2026
Validated
23 Feb 2026
Decided
29 Apr 2026
Ward
Downlands
Parish
Chaddleworth Parish Council
Postcode
RG20 7EB

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

This site has had 4 applications since 2025: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00713/5DAY Granted

    Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB

    Ash tree at chaddleworth house that leans out towards the church yard. The base is heavily compromised and is actively uprooting.

    Decided 15 May 2026 Trees
  • 26/00415/TPC Granted

    Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB

    Mature Beech Tree by main entrance on the house and over the road, power and phone lines. We would like to reduce the heavily weighted over extended limbs by 2-3m back into the main body of the canopy to minimise risk of failure in bad weather. Total canopy reduction of 10%. Trees height is around 35m.

    Decided 15 May 2026 Trees
  • 25/02066/TPC Awaiting decision

    Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB

    B1 - Beech Tree - Remove to ground level due to location and severe decay in stem, mature tree with a large Cavity at the base, with the tree weighted over the access to the church and a walled garden. SC1- Sweet Chestnut- Remove dead top / major deadwood - In close proximity to the drive. Y1- Yew - 1-2m Reduction, mainly from the laterals to help balance the tree as its grown suppressed by surrounding trees. A1 - Ash - Remove to ground level, showing strong signs of ash dieback. A2 - Ash - Remove to ground level (due to its location) - Showing strong signs of ash dieback with large amounts of dieback with the canopy, within striking distance of a road and cottage. RS1- Section of small Ash trees which are mostly dead due to ash die back. Remove to ground level / below hedge line due to location. Road side SYC1 - Sycamore - extensive squirrel damage, remove dead / damaged limbs and reduce the crown back to balance the tree.

    Submitted 10 Sep 2025 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Feb 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 29 Apr 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection Raised

  3. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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

8 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 29 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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  • Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB

    26/00415/TPC Submitted 23 Feb 2026 50 yards away

    Mature Beech Tree by main entrance on the house and over the road, power and phone lines. We would like to reduce the heavily weighted over extended limbs by 2-3m back into the main body of the canopy to minimise risk of failure in bad weather. Total canopy reduction of 10%. Trees height is around 35m.

    Granted Trees 7 docs
  • Church Of St Andrew Mount Lane Chaddleworth Newbury

    25/02234/TPC Submitted 29 Sep 2025 100 yards away

    Removal of two Ash trees on west side of churchyard. Showing signs of Ash Dieback with heavy leaning stems with weak unions.

    Granted Trees 3 docs
  • Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB

    25/02066/TPC Submitted 10 Sep 2025 150 yards away

    96% historically approved · decision due ~5 Nov

    B1 - Beech Tree - Remove to ground level due to location and severe decay in stem, mature tree with a large Cavity at the base, with the tree weighted over the access to the church and a walled garden. SC1- Sweet Chestnut- Remove dead top / major deadwood - In close proximity to the drive. Y1- Yew - 1-2m Reduction, mainly from the laterals to help balance the tree as its grown suppressed by surrounding trees. A1 - Ash - Remove to ground level, showing strong signs of ash dieback. A2 - Ash - Remove to ground level (due to its location) - Showing strong signs of ash dieback with large amounts of dieback with the canopy, within striking distance of a road and cottage. RS1- Section of small Ash trees which are mostly dead due to ash die back. Remove to ground level / below hedge line due to location. Road side SYC1 - Sycamore - extensive squirrel damage, remove dead / damaged limbs and reduce the crown back to balance the tree.

    Awaiting decision Trees 2 docs
  • Chaddleworth House Tower Hill Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7EB

    26/00713/5DAY Submitted 30 Mar 2026 200 yards away

    Ash tree at chaddleworth house that leans out towards the church yard. The base is heavily compromised and is actively uprooting.

    Granted Trees 4 docs
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    20/00897/COND1 Submitted 15 Apr 2020 350 yards away

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