3 Larch Close Speen Newbury RG14 1UY

25/02900/TPWTree Works Under TPOApproved

Approved on 20 February 2026

Council decision: Approval

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Oak - Crown reduction in order to maintin healthy tree and prevent overhanging onto house. Finished crown diameter 10, from base to base of crown 6m, finishing height of crown 14m.

Received: 17 December 2025
Council: West Berkshire Council
Ward: Newbury Speen

ReceivedReceived17 Dec
ValidatedValidated8 Jan
Consult.Consultation
TargetTarget Date5 Mar
DecidedDecided20 Feb

Decided in 43 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at 3 Larch Close Speen Newbury RG14 1UY. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 65 days, 9 days longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 3 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 1UY
Application type: Tree Works Under TPO
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Speen Parish Council
District: 199

Planning application dates

Date validated: 8 January 2026
Target decision date: 5 March 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period: 56 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.

Tree Preservation OrderPart of the 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 (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, 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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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.

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

Source: West Berkshire

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