High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA
Approved on 11 March 2026
Council decision: No Objection Raised
Proposal
Sycamore: Restructure the tree back down to the historic cut points at approximately 12-14m above ground level. This equates to a 50% linear reduction leaving a framework for future regeneration. The spread would be reduced from approximately 20m to 10-12m. Cedar: Prune out top to encourage low growth and limit size of tree given its constrained root zone. The proposed reduction will be of the order of 1.25-1.8m, whereupon the final finished height of the tree will be approximately 5.7m to 6.25m. Bay: Remove and treat stump to inhibit regeneration Beech: Remove Apple: Restructure back to previous pruning points at approximately 2-2.5m above ground level which would be the ultimate approximate height of the tree and would constitute a reduction of approximately 2.5m to 3m.
- Received
- 12 January 2026
- Council
- West Berkshire Council
- Ward
- Ridgeway
- ReceivedReceived12 Jan
- ValidatedValidated26 Jan
- Consult.Consultation
- TargetTarget Date9 Mar
- DecidedDecided11 Mar
Decided in 44 days (council typically 56)
About this application
This is a tree application at High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 58 days. The site is in a conservation area, with 1 listed building nearby. There have been 2 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 49 applications across Ridgeway. We hold 1,024 applications in total for the RG20 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
- RG20 7AA
- Application type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Scale / size
- Small
- Parish
- West Ilsley Parish Council
Planning application dates
- Date validated
- 26 January 2026
- Target decision date
- 9 March 2026
Planning decision
- Statutory period
- 42 days
Site constraints
Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.
- Conservation area: West Ilsley
- National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
- Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)
flood storage areas, listed buildings, 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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.
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.
Planning history at this site
2 other applications at this property, newest first.
- 202628 Jul
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PendingCertificate of Lawfulness (Proposed)26/00150/CERTP
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