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The Old Rectory Lower Green Inkpen Hungerford RG17 9DS

26/00569/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaApproved

Approved on 7 May 2026

Council decision: No Objection Raised

Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T013 - Lime: Remove epicormic growth and crown lift to create 2m canopy clearance above ground level. T014 - Sycamore: Sever ivy and remove epicormic growth. Remove broken hanging branch. T015 - Sycamore: Sever ivy and remove epicormic growth. T016 - Sycamore: Sever ivy and remove epicormic growth. T017- Copper beech: Reduce height by 3m and tips of elongated branch on east side of crown by 3-4m. Retain low pendulous branches. As per photo in Arb Report.

Received
9 March 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
Agent
Duckworths Arboriculture Ltd.
  1. Received9 Mar
  2. Validated9 Mar
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 Apr
  5. Decided7 May

Decided in 59 days (council typically 56)

About this application

This is a tree application at The Old Rectory Lower Green Inkpen Hungerford RG17 9DS. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. This one was decided in 59 days, 3 days longer than West Berkshire's typical decision time. The site is in a conservation area, with 4 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 695 applications in total for the RG17 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
RG17 9DS
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Inkpen Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
9 March 2026
Target decision date
20 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
Duckworths Arboriculture Ltd.
Agent address
Glebelands Bungalow Mildenhall Marlborough SN8 2LR United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period
42 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.

  • Conservation area: InkpenPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Inkpen HouseOn this site · +1 more
  • Registered park and garden: Inkpen HousePart of the site
  • 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 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.

Source: West Berkshire

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