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The Old Rectory Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BL

23/02132/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 27 September 2023

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

Pine - Remove. The tree has always been at a 45 degree angle, however over the last few weeks it has fallen by an additional foot causing damage to the fence below it.

Received
8 September 2023
Ward
Downlands
  1. Received8 Sep
  2. Validated8 Sep
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Oct
  5. Decided27 Sep

Decided in 19 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Rectory Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BL. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 19 days, 5 weeks quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Downlands. 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 7BL
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Brightwalton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 September 2023
Target decision date
20 October 2023
Permission expires
27 September 2025

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
4

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Brightwalton
  • 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 (21)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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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© Historic England 2026. Contains Ordnance Survey data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. The Historic England GIS Data contained in this material was obtained on 2026-11-03. The most publicly available up to date Historic England GIS Data can be obtained from HistoricEngland.org.uk.

© 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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