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Shepherds Hill House School Lane Boxford Newbury RG20 8DX

26/00190/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 30 March 2026

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1: Dismantle and fell sycamore tree to ground level. Tree is poisonous to horses. T2: Dismantle and fell sycamore tree to ground level. Tree is poisonous to horses. T3: Dismantle and fell sycamore tree to ground level. Tree is poisonous to horses. T4: Dismantle and fell sycamore tree to ground level. Tree is poisonous to horses. T5: Dismantle and fell sycamore tree to ground level. Tree is poisonous to horses. T6: Dismantle and fell sycamore tree to ground level. Tree is poisonous to horses.

Received
28 January 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Agent
C A Cook & Co Tree services and Fencing
  1. Received28 Jan
  2. Validated28 Jan
  3. Consult.
  4. Target11 Mar
  5. Decided30 Mar

Decided in 61 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at Shepherds Hill House School Lane Boxford Newbury RG20 8DX. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 61 days, 5 days longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 6 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 101 applications across Hungerford & Kintbury. 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 8DX
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Boxford Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
28 January 2026
Target decision date
11 March 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
C A Cook & Co Tree services and Fencing
Agent address
8 Upper Stone Rise Ashmore Green Thatcham RG18 9AJ United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
3
Constraints
15

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Conservation area: Boxford and WestbrookPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Shepherd'S CottageOn or next to 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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