Planning applications in West Berkshire, August 2026

Telecommunications Mast Everington Lane Hermitage Thatcham

Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations to utilise permitted development rights (Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning England (General Permitted Development) Order 2016 (as amended). The proposed upgrade of an existing telecommunications base station comprising the removal of 3 no antennas and the installation of 3 no existing antennas, together with 1 no existing cabinet to be replaced by 1 no proposed cabinet and ancillary development.

12 Church Street Kintbury Hungerford RG17 9TR

T1 - Robinia: Fell. Tree exhibiting evidence of Honey Fungus (Armillaria) around the base. Due to its proximity to multiple residential gardens, the tree has a significant falling-distance target area.

The Brush 3 Fox Close Burghfield Common Reading

T1 - Dead Scots Pine: Dismantle and fell to ground

2 Brierley Place Tilehurst Reading RG31 6FX

Part retrospective conversion of garage to utility room, cloakroom, domestic storage.

30 - 31 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1DJ

Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Change of use of the first and second floors of 30-31 Northbrook Street falling within Class E (Commercial, Business and Service) to a use falling within Class C3 (Dwellinghouses), to provide four self-contained residential flats

Donnington Priory Oxford Road Donnington Newbury RG14 2JE

Installation of an external back-up power generator with timber enclosure, relocation of existing cycle stand.

Donnington Priory Oxford Road Donnington Newbury RG14 2JE

Installation of an external back-up power generator with timber enclosure, relocation of existing cycle stand.

14 Rockingham Road Newbury RG14 5PB

Demolition of existing white plastic conservatory; Ground floor rear extension; First floor rear extension over existing ground floor extension; Formation of front porch; Garage conversion (NB existing garage in use as storage only, not wide enough for modern vehicle); Installation of PV solar panels and air-source heat pump.

The Fox and Hounds at Donnington Oxford Road Donnington Newbury RG14 3AP

Change of use and conversion of building and grounds from Public House / Restaurant (Sui Generis) to a day nursery (Use Class E) including fenced external garden play area, associated car parking, cycle parking and bin stores.

Savernake Mercedes Benz 123 London Road Newbury RG14 2BX

Advertising display 1off pylon sign 2off fascia signs 1off welcome sign

Medical Centre Bridge House Bradfield Reading RG7 6BH

T2 - Fraxinus excelsior Common ash 8m 70mm; 90mm 2m Semi-Mature -Ivy and brambles precludes DBH measurement, so DBH estimated. Approximately 35% defoliated. Likely chalara. Limited life expectancy - Remove T10 - Fraxinus excelsior Common ash 15m 360mm 7m Early-Mature - Sparse crown suggesting vitality is suboptimal. 20cm from wall, history of branch drop over the footpath - Given its condition, position, and limited long-term amenity value, retention is not considered appropriate. Removal is therefore proposed in the interests of public safety and sound arboricultural management. T11 - Prunus sp. Prunus 6m 280mm Early-Mature Hard to see due to wall but appears a dead stem testing upon the wall covered in ivy. - Remove T14 - Aesculus hippocastanum Horse chestnut 16m 950mm 4m Mature - Fine vitality with leaf miner/blotch .Partially ivy clad and set upon bank. Significant included codominant union with high aspect ratio. Union would be characterized a s a wide-mouthed bark-included junction, without any obvious natural bracing. One stem has been girdled by a foreign body and has grown around it. Large seam wound to principle lateral 2nd order scaffold extending over wall and onto road, which is historic and mostly occluded. Downgraded due to sever biomechanical defect. - Due to proximity to road and poor union a reduction of 20-30% is recommended to reduce wind loading on compromised union. Road seems low occupancy but may be subject to trafficking during term time. Proposed final height 13m, Proposed crown spread 10m, Crown lift retained at 4m.

Occam Farm Wantage Road Leckhampstead Newbury RG20 8QT

Section 37 of the Electricity Act 1989 to install or keep installed an electric line above ground. SSEN are planning to add a third wire to existing network approx. 270m of cable. Converting 1 x single pole to a H pole

Aldermaston Park Aldermaston Reading

T1 - Oak: Crown lift canopy to 3.5m above ground level T2 - Beech: Crown lift canopy to 3.5m above ground level T3 - Sweet Chestnut: Crown lift canopy to 3.5m above ground level T4 - Willow: Fell to ground level T5 - Laurel: Fell to ground level

Land at Collaroy Glen Cold Ash Thatcham

T1 - Pine: Remove two lower branches growing over garage 5x Self Seeded Ash: Dead or dying due to Ash Dieback. Remove to ground level

6 Blands Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JY

T1 - Oak - in front of house - remove epicormic growth on trunk up to 6 meters. Tip reduce lateral branch encroaching over roof by 1.5 meters to suitable growth points T2 Oak - LHS of house over garage -remove epicormic growth on trunk up to 6 meters. Reduce lateral branches encroaching over roof by 1.5 meters to suitable growth points T3 - Oak - rear garden behind house - remove epicormic growth on trunk up to 8 meters. Reduce lateral branches encroaching over roof by 1.5 meters to suitable growth points

2 Townview Fairview Road Hungerford RG17 0BP

T1 - Sycamore: Pollard to previous pollard points

9 Clay Close Tilehurst Reading RG31 5QB

Conversion of existing double garage into granny annex with a new single storey pitched roof double garage to front of existing garage. S73 application to vary condition 5 (Use) of planning permission 21/02703/HOUSE

11 Pound Lane Thatcham RG19 3TG

Retrospective 4m x 4m Timber gazebo with pyramid roof

Land Adjacent To Garden Cottage Streatley Reading

G1 - Group of Dead Ash saplings fell. Reason because they are dead. G2 - Ash sapling fell, Field Maple clear BT line by 0.5m. Reason interfering with BT line. T1 - Hazel coppice at 0.5m. Reason growing too close to listed wall. T2 - Field Maple pollard at 1.5m. Reason growing too close to listed wall.

Berkeley House Riverview Road Pangbourne Reading RG8 7AU

T1 - Sycamore: Sympathetically reduce canopy to a finished height of 14m and lateral branches by 1 meter. This is for canopy management T2 - Maple: Sympathetically reduce canopy to a finished height of 15m and lateral branches by 2 meter. This is for canopy management T3 - Yew: Sympathetically reduce canopy to a finished height of 6m and lateral branches by meter. This is for canopy management G1 - 3x Yew: Sympathetically reduce canopy to a finished height of 6m and lateral branches by 1 meter. This is for canopy management T4 - Maple: Sympathetically reduce canopy to a finished height of 9m and lateral branches by 1 meter. This is for canopy management T5 - Beech: Sympathetically reduce canopy to a finished height of 9m and lateral branches by 1.5 meter. This is for canopy management T6 - Beech: Sympathetically reduce canopy to a finished height of 19m and lateral branches by 2.5 meter. This is for canopy management

Land To The Rear Of 1 - 15 The Broadway Newbury

The Erection of 28 Residential Dwellings, Ancillary Car Parking, Public Realm Spaces and Landscaping Features.

Vestlia Lodge Riverview Road Pangbourne Reading RG8 7AU

T1 Lime. Slightly asymmetrical form due to a neighbouring tree, there is some merit here in carrying out crown management due to location. a. Reduce lateral spread, particularly to the Northern aspect targeting over extended laterals by up to 3.0m back to suitable growth points, tapering into height. The 3m maximum length will be to laterals that extend beyond general crown outline only. b. Lift crown to 5.0m targeting secondary growth points only.

1 Kingsland Centre Thatcham RG19 3HN

Externally, advertisement proposals include the installation of two main fascia signs, one of which to be illuminated, and one illuminated projecting sign. Inside the shopfront windows, proposals include an illuminated directory of services and bank availability poster, three illuminated marketing posters and a community message in vinyl. On the shopfront door, signage proposals include an opening hours sign and a CCTV sign.

1 Kingsland Centre Thatcham RG19 3HN

Conversion of the Site into a Banking Hub to include new lowered entrance door, the installation of two louvres rear and side elevation and an external condenser in the rear courtyard.

11 Kingsland Grange Newbury RG14 6LH

T1 (Lime tree) - Pollard 1x Lime tree down by 5 meters back to old cuts to keep tree well maintained and in good condition as in close proximity to house and road.

Out Of District Reading Borough Council Reading Sewage Treatment Works Island Road Reading RG2 0RP

Out Of District Planning Consultation RBC: Ref PL/26/1093 - Partial Discharge of Condition 18 (Updated Construction Phase Emergency Action Plan), Discharge of Conditions 4 (Construction and Environmental Management Plan (CEMP: Biodiversity)), 6 (Updated Arboricultural Method Statement and Tree Protection Plan) and 8 (Contamination Remediation Statement) of PL/26/0373 - Erection of a 2-storey Operational Building (Sui Generis) and associated works adjacent to Island Road.

11 Blagrave Rise Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SF

Gable end roof extension; loft conversion; formation of rear box dormer; formation of 2no front dormer windows.

Glebe Cottage Aldworth Reading RG8 9SB

Approval of details reserved by Condition (8) Biodiversity Enhancements of planning permission 26/00234/HOUSE: Rear and side extension with rooms in the roof. Demolition of the existing side store and replacing it with a new side entrance along with a new porch to the front of the property. White render to the extension and to areas with poor/damaged brickwork along with timber cladding. New timber clad detached garden room to serve as an office.

Quantel Ltd 31 Turnpike Road Newbury RG14 2NX

Full planning application for the demolition of the existing buildings and the erection of nine employment units within Use Classes E(g)(ii), E(g)(iii), B2 and B8, with ancillary offices in Use Class E(g)(i), together with the formation of a new vehicular access from Turnpike Road; provision of internal estate roads, car and cycle parking and service yards; landscaping, ecological mitigation and boundary treatments; acoustic screening; drainage; rooftop photovoltaic panels; and other associated works.

29 Second Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TD

T3 - Oak: Reduce large scaffold limb overhanging 29 Second Avenue and remove deadwood.

1 Second Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TD

T1 - Oak: Remove and replace with a medium sized species (e.g Field Maple, Hornbeam, Silver Birch or Rowan)

23 Fifth Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TH

T5 - Oak: Fell and replace (with Hornbeam, Rowan or Field Maple)

34 Seventh Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TL

T4 - Oak: Reduce monolith to 4-5m pole (following thorough bat check as tree has bat habitat potential)

2 First Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TB

T6 - Oak: Reduce to 5m, retaining all secondary crown below this height

Land North Of Badgers Glade Burghfield Common Reading

T27 - Common Oak: Reduce canopy by 2-3m to suitable growth points T28 - Scots Pine: Remove T37 - Common Oak: Reduce canopy by 2-3m to suitable growth points T143 - Wild Cherry: Dismantle fell to ground

Thane Cottage Templeton Road Kintbury Hungerford RG17 9TH

As per tree work schedule provided

High View Wantage Road Streatley Reading RG8 9LD

Demolition of existing rear extensions, replacement with a new single storey extension and adjacent car port. Works to rear garden.

114 Andover Road Newbury RG14 6NA

T008 - Silver Birch: Removal

2 Mortons Lane Upper Bucklebury Reading RG7 6QQ

Garage loft conversion including roof alterations, installation of 2 No pitched roof dormers to the front elevation and 2 No pitched roof dormers to the rear elevation to form additional habitable space.

Chestnuts 49 Upper End Chaddleworth Newbury RG20 7DY

Bay (T1) Tree to be felled. Tree encroaching on neighbours property, blocking light and growing rapidly - by a third in four years. To be replaced with 4x Malus Everest planted in a line around 6ft from west facing boundary

Land At Hillfields Reading Road Burghfield Common Reading

G1-19 Mixture of oak, ash and hawthorn Cut back to near boundary line leaving a finished radial spread over the guide dogs field of no less than 0.5 metre T1 oak remove lowest horizontal limbs up to 5 metres and reduce remaining crown by 2-3 metres leaving a finished height of no less than 11 metres and a radial spread of no less than 3 metres T2 oak remove lowest horizontal limbs up to 5 metres and reduce remaining crown by 2-3 metres leaving a finished height of no less than 8 metres and a radial spread of no less than 2 metres G2 Ash x 7 Suffering from ADB fell all trees to near ground level G3 Goat willows x 8 Fell to near ground level Reason Allow light on to new solar panels planning ref 23/01447/FUL

Highdown Webbs Lane Beenham Reading RG7 5LH

First floor roof extension (with dormers) over existing single storey element, to provide additional bedroom accommodation, existing roof extended to form Balcony, together with associated internal layout, elevational amendments and external works.

3 Regnum Drive Shaw Newbury RG14 2HF

Application for Consent to Display an Advertisement(s): Proposed new 1 x internally illuminated Box fascia, 2 x Dibond, 3 x Vinyls

4 Kew Cottages Buckingham Road Newbury RG14 6DG

Installation of one external air source heat pump condenser unit and associated pipework/cabling to serve the existing dwellinghouse.

Church Farm Lower Basildon Reading RG8 9NH

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 6 (Sample Panel of Flintwork) of planning permission 22/00421/LBC2

81 - 82 Northbrook Street Newbury RG14 1AE

Approval of details reserved by Condition (7) CMS of planning permission 24/01782/PACOU: Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: change of use of the Application Site from Class E (commercial, business and service uses) to Class C3 (dwellinghouses) to form seven apartments.

Street Record Walton Way Newbury

Notification under Regulation 5 of the Electronic Communications Code (Conditions and Restrictions) Regulations 2003 (as amended) to utilise permitted development rights (Part 16 of Schedule 2 of the Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended). Installation of a 9 Metre Light Wooden Pole near 37 Walton Way, Newbury, RG14 2LL.

20 - 28A Pound Street Newbury

Application for Approval of Details Reserved by Condition 14 (Details of Eaves and Fascias) of plannnig permission 23/02782/FULMAJ

5 Sherrardmead Shaw Newbury RG14 2DF

Single-storey rear extension and alterations.

22 Abbots Road Newbury RG14 7QW

Proposed two storey side and part rear extension, single storey rear extension, revised fenestration, front door position and parking. Demolition of existing attached garage and side roof canopy.