Leighton Lodge Bath Road Speen Newbury RG14 1RG

24/01894/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 8 October 2024

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Approximate location: the centre of the postcode, not the exact property.

Proposal

5x Hornbeam: Reduce height and spread of the trees just below level of previous cuts.

Received: 4 September 2024
Council: West Berkshire Council
Ward: Newbury Speen

ReceivedReceived4 Sep
ValidatedValidated4 Sep
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date16 Oct
DecidedDecided8 Oct

Decided in 34 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Leighton Lodge Bath Road Speen Newbury RG14 1RG. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 34 days, 3 weeks quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 7 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Newbury Speen. We hold 674 applications in total for the RG14 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: RG14 1RG
Application type: Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Speen Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated: 4 September 2024
Target decision date: 16 October 2024
Permission expires: 8 October 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Comments: 0
Documents: 3

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations at the address point. Ones next to the site may also apply.

Conservation area: Speen
Listed building: Grade II: Hillside CottagesOn or next to this site
Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Also checked, none recorded (21)

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, National Landscapes, 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.

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Source: West Berkshire

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