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Shepherds Cottage School Lane Boxford Newbury RG20 8DX

23/02071/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 26 September 2023

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T1 - Sycamore: Thin by removing 25% of internal growth as it overhangs cottage roof. Crown reduction of 2m.T2 - T4 - 3x Sycamore: Re pollard

Received
1 September 2023
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
  1. Received1 Sep
  2. Validated6 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target18 Oct
  5. Decided26 Sep

Decided in 20 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Shepherds Cottage School Lane Boxford Newbury RG20 8DX. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 25 days, 4 weeks quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Hungerford & Kintbury. We hold 1,024 applications in total for the RG20 postcode area.

98% of trees applications at West Berkshire Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 8 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode
RG20 8DX
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Boxford Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
6 September 2023
Target decision date
18 October 2023
Permission expires
26 September 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Boxford and Westbrook
  • Listed building: Grade II: Shepherd'S CottageOn this site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences

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© Natural England copyright. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2026. All rights reserved. Flood Map for Planning, Open Government Licence v3.0.

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Source: West Berkshire

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