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High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA

Granted West Berkshire 26/01642/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

Please see accompanying recommended works from Jenks tree surgeons. Relates to three purple plum trees. We intend to reduce each by 1-1.5m which will reduce remaining height to approximately 2.5-3m in order to bring the trees back into scale with their surroundings.

As published by the council, reference 26/01642/TPC

Application record

Reference
26/01642/TPC
Type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Status
Decided
Decision
Granted As published: No Objection Raised
Received
28 Jul 2026
Validated
28 Jul 2026
Decided
8 Sep 2026
Ward
Ridgeway
Parish
West Ilsley Parish Council
Postcode
RG20 7AA

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

This site has had 3 applications since 2026: 3 approved, 0 refused.

  • 26/00150/CERTP Granted

    High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA

    The fixing of 11 PV Solar Panels to the south face of the central pitched roof of the property. These will extend no higher than 140mm above the tiled roof surface, below the roof apex, in addition an electric car charger will be fitted on either east or north side walls measuring 320x190x144mm.

    Decided 26 Jun 2026 Lawful development
  • 26/00046/TPC Granted

    High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA

    Sycamore: Restructure the tree back down to the historic cut points at approximately 12-14m above ground level. This equates to a 50% linear reduction leaving a framework for future regeneration. The spread would be reduced from approximately 20m to 10-12m. Cedar: Prune out top to encourage low growth and limit size of tree given its constrained root zone. The proposed reduction will be of the order of 1.25-1.8m, whereupon the final finished height of the tree will be approximately 5.7m to 6.25m. Bay: Remove and treat stump to inhibit regeneration Beech: Remove Apple: Restructure back to previous pruning points at approximately 2-2.5m above ground level which would be the ultimate approximate height of the tree and would constitute a reduction of approximately 2.5m to 3m.

    Decided 11 Mar 2026 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 28 Jul 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 31 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. 8 Sep 2026

    Decision issued: No Objection Raised

Documents

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

5 documents on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

West Berkshire granted permission on 8 September 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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  • High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA

    26/00046/TPC Submitted 12 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    Sycamore: Restructure the tree back down to the historic cut points at approximately 12-14m above ground level. This equates to a 50% linear reduction leaving a framework for future regeneration. The spread would be reduced from approximately 20m to 10-12m. Cedar: Prune out top to encourage low growth and limit size of tree given its constrained root zone. The proposed reduction will be of the order of 1.25-1.8m, whereupon the final finished height of the tree will be approximately 5.7m to 6.25m. Bay: Remove and treat stump to inhibit regeneration Beech: Remove Apple: Restructure back to previous pruning points at approximately 2-2.5m above ground level which would be the ultimate approximate height of the tree and would constitute a reduction of approximately 2.5m to 3m.

    Granted Trees 9 docs

  • High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA

    26/00150/CERTP Submitted 22 Jan 2026 50 yards away

    The fixing of 11 PV Solar Panels to the south face of the central pitched roof of the property. These will extend no higher than 140mm above the tiled roof surface, below the roof apex, in addition an electric car charger will be fitted on either east or north side walls measuring 320x190x144mm.

    Granted Lawful development 8 docs

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    Granted Trees 4 docs

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