The Old Rectory Farnborough Wantage OX12 8NX
Approved on 12 November 2025
Council decision: No Objection Raised
Proposal
T1 - Sycamore: To remove a large limb weighted over the house this is due to a recent large limb failure on the tree. Ref- RED DOT T2 - Horse Chestnut: To remove to ground level due to recently loosing half of the tree in storm Amy. Ref - BLUE DOT T3 - Horse Chestnut: To Repollard and rebalance to below previous by 2 meters to retain tree and remove weight on old points. Ref - YELLOW DOT
- Submitted
- 3 November 2025
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- ReceivedSubmitted3 Nov
- ValidatedValidated3 Nov
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date
- DecidedDecided12 Nov
Decided in 9 days
About this application
This is a planning application at The Old Rectory Farnborough Wantage OX12 8NX. West Berkshire has handled 5,448 applications of this type. This one was decided in 9 days, 7 weeks quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. We hold 2,597 applications in total for the OX12 postcode area.
Application details
- Postcode
- OX12 8NX
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 3 November 2025
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Farnborough
- 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.
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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.
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Planning history at this site
1 other application at this property, newest first.
Source: West Berkshire
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