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Hill Green House Hill Green Leckhampstead Newbury RG20 8RB

26/00169/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 18 March 2026

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 - Horse Chestnut: Thin the canopy by 20% whilst removing crossing / rubbing branches. No pruning cuts will be greater than 5cm. T2 - Horse Chestnut: Thin the canopy by 20% whilst removing crossing / rubbing branches. Reduce the canopy by approximately 3m where necessary to create a good shape. The finished canopy will be approximately 9m high x 10m wide. T3 - Beech: Thin the canopy by 20% whilst removing crossing / rubbing branches. No pruning cuts will be greater than 5cm. G1 - Cherry Trees (x2): Treat the 2 x trees as one canopy and reduce the canopy by approximately 2m to create a good overall shape. The combined finished canopy will be 9m high x 10m wide

Received
27 January 2026
Ward
Downlands
Agent
Wyvern Landscapes Ltd
  1. Received27 Jan
  2. Validated28 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Mar
  5. Decided18 Mar

Decided in 49 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Hill Green House Hill Green Leckhampstead Newbury RG20 8RB. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 50 days, 6 days quicker than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 51 applications across Downlands. 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 8RB
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leckhampstead Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 January 2026
Target decision date
11 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Wyvern Landscapes Ltd
Agent address
29 Balfour Crescent Newbury RG14 6SP United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
12

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: HillgreenPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Hillgreen HouseOn this site
  • 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.

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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