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Riverside Park (East) Hutton Close Newbury

25/02448/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 4 December 2025

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Willow tree 0670 by stream, in poor condition, one stem fallen, fruiting bodies at base and basal hollowing, plan to coppice stool/all stems to 1 metre Willow tree 067R, pollard to previous pollard points ie reduce to 6 metre standing height and remove 7 metres of regrowth Willow tree 067S, pollard crown by circa 50% to establish new pollard points i.e. reduce from 22 metres in height down to 15 metres.

Received
23 October 2025
Ward
Newbury Speen
  1. Received23 Oct
  2. Validated23 Oct
  3. Consult.
  4. Target4 Dec
  5. Decided4 Dec

Decided in 42 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Riverside Park (East) Hutton Close Newbury. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 42 days, 2 weeks quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area. There have been 3 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Newbury Speen.

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

Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Shaw Cum Donnington PC

Planning application dates

Date validated
23 October 2025
Target decision date
4 December 2025
Permission expires
4 December 2027

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
7

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Shaw House and ChurchPart of the site
  • Registered park and garden: Shaw HousePart of the site
  • Heritage at Risk Register: Shaw HousePart of the site
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • SSSI: River Lambourn SSSIPart of the site
  • Special Area of Conservation: River LambournPart of the site
Also checked, none recorded (18)

flood storage areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, tree preservation orders, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered battlefields, national parks, National Landscapes, 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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Contains public sector information from planning.data.gov.uk (MHCLG and local planning authorities), licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

© 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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