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Hill House Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BJ

23/02750/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 20 December 2023

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Approximate site (title boundary)
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Proposal

T2 - Maple - Crown Reduction, reducing the height and spread of the tree by up to 3 metres.

Received
1 December 2023
Ward
Downlands
  1. Received1 Dec
  2. Validated1 Dec
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Jan
  5. Decided20 Dec

Decided in 19 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Hill House Brightwalton Newbury RG20 7BJ. 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. There are no previous applications recorded 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 7BJ
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Brightwalton Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
1 December 2023
Target decision date
12 January 2024
Permission expires
20 December 2025

Applicant and agent

Agent address
Edward Mant Briar Lea Long Lane Shaw Newbury RG14 2TG

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3

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.

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

Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v.3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

Source: West Berkshire

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