Old College Mews Newbury Berkshire RG14 1TB
Approved on 11 March 2026
Council decision: Approval
Proposal
G1 - Conifer: Reduce by 0.5-1m to provide clearance from building; Yew: Reduce canopy by 1.5m allover, leaving tree at height of no less than 5m and canopy width of no less than 3m radius; Hawthorn: Remove to ground level; Norway Maple: Remove to ground level; Ash: Remove to ground level T2 - Beech: Reduce the over extended lateral limbs growing towards the building by roughly 1.5-2m. Bringing back to natural canopy shape. Remove deadwood and clear foliage round lamp column. T3 and T4 - Cedar and Lebanon: Reduce the over extended lateral limbs by roughly 2m to bring back to natural canopy shape and prevent limb failure. T5 - Douglas Fir: Crown lift the canopy to roughly 4m. Reduce the over extended lateral limbs growing towards the building by roughly 2m to prevent limb failure. T6 and T7 - Cedar and Lebanon: Reduce the canopy growing towards the buildings by roughly 2m to suitable growth points. Leaving the canopies in natural shapes but far enough away from buildings. Also crown lift the trees to roughly 4m
- Received
- 8 January 2026
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Newbury Speen
- ReceivedReceived8 Jan
- ValidatedValidated8 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date5 Mar
- DecidedDecided11 Mar
Decided in 62 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at Old College Mews Newbury Berkshire RG14 1TB. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 62 days, 6 days longer 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 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 1TB
- Application type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- Newbury Town Council
- District
- 482
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 8 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 5 March 2026
Applicant and agent
- Agent address
- 4 Fair Oaks Grove Silchester Road Little London Hampshire RG26 5WT
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 56 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: Donnington SquarePart of the site
- Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +58 more
- 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, 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.
Data © Crown copyright and others · sources and licences
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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