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Church Of St Mary Church Road Shaw Newbury RG14 2DR

Awaiting decision West Berkshire 26/02179/TPC

Works: Trees

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Proposal

I wish to apply to fell and dismantle the mature Cedar of Lebanon tree, known as tree icon 014J in the grounds of St Mary's Church yard, Shaw. The tree has had two significant and large limb rip outs over the last threee months from probalby included bark and acute branch collars, the remaining tree has several more significant limbs with similar branch collars and the concern is that additional limbs and branches are likely to fall over time. A well used footpath runs past the tree and this is used daily by children and adults. The tree now has two large decay points where the limbs ripped out from so these will be sites of pathogen ingress over time. The tree is around 15m in height and 10-12m in width, the hope is that the church plants a replacement tree elsewhere in the churchyard.

As published by the council, reference 26/02179/TPC

Application record

Reference
26/02179/TPC
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
6 Oct 2026
Validated
6 Oct 2026
Postcode
RG14 2DR

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Oct 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 6 Oct 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 1 December 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Berkshire took a median of 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire's median decision took 59 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

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