Planning application
Chestnut Cottage Upper Lambourn Hungerford RG17 8RG
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 is an Italian cypress to be removed to ground level that is growing to tall and is located within the front hedge. T2 is a Horse Chestnut in the back garden that is to be pollarded to previous pollard points, This tree is 15 metres and once repollarded by 5 metres its finally height will be 10 metres. T3- Is a Douglas Fir that is just inside the boundary line to be felled to ground level, This is a multistem tree that is hanging over the neighbouring garden T4 & T5 are two dwarf conifers that are to be felled to ground level, both trees have been poorly maintained and are growing over the patio and steps and need to removed to allow for property management. T6- This is another Douglas fir to be felled to ground level, this tree is thinning and in decline. All trees that are being felled will be replaced with native trees on the same site and will be maintained by a tree surgeon until they are established. All work to be carried out to BS3998:2010.
As published by the council, reference 26/02355/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 26/02355/TPC
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 26 Oct 2026
- Validated
- 26 Oct 2026
- Postcode
- RG17 8RG
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Oct 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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27 Oct 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 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
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