Planning application
Ridgeway House The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Lime at rear of garden and overhanging play area, reduce to 2m to form pollard, due to significant split.
As published by the council, reference 26/01932/5DAY
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01932/5DAY
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection Raised
- Received
- 3 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Decided
- 8 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- RG18 9HZ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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26/00373/TPW Granted
Ridgeway House The Ridge Cold Ash Thatcham RG18 9HZ
T1 - Beech tree - Crown Raise 8-10m to clear building T2 - Possibly Oak - Fell due to being dead G1 - Conifer row - Reduce by up to 5m to previous reduction points approx 12m finish height T3 - Sycamore - Remove x1 limb over hanging neighbors chimney + one damaged limb in centre of the tree
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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3 Sep 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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3 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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8 Oct 2026
Decision issued: No Objection Raised
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8 Oct 2026
Status changed to Decided
Previously Awaiting decision.
What this grant of permission means
West Berkshire granted permission on 8 October 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 this record
The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Berkshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.
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Decided -
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Awaiting decision Trees 1 doc -
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