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Mill House Boxford Newbury RG20 8DP

26/00755/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1 - Ash: Fell to retain 200cm of trunk T2 - 4x Hawthorn/ Willow: Variously cut back for management. Fell and remove one - multi stem plants growth needs managing by limited cutting back and removal of some falling willow branches. Fell and remove the one growing out of/over the riverbank supporting wall and could damage the wall T3 - Willow: During 2026 cut back branches when they impede flow of the river or weight the tree risking it pulling into river T4 - Twisted Willow: Fell and remove T5 - Ash: Pollard or fell and remove. Tree is suffering significantly from Ash Die Back as well as rotten base. Plan is to undertake an extreme pollard and then if the tree is unsavable fell and remove T6 - Lime: Crown lift. During 2026 prune back growth trailing on the roof T7 - 2x Willow: Remove two small trees

Received
7 April 2026
Decision due
20 May 2026
Ward
Hungerford & Kintbury
  1. Received7 Apr
  2. Validated8 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target20 May
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Mill House Boxford Newbury RG20 8DP. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 7 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. 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 8DP
Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Boxford Parish Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
8 April 2026

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.

  • Flood zone 3: High probability (rivers and sea)Part of the site
  • Conservation area: Boxford and WestbrookPart of the site
  • Listed building: Grade II: Boxford MillOn this site · +2 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • National Landscape (AONB): North Wessex Downs
  • SSSI: Boxford Water Meadows SSSIPart of the site · +1 more
  • Special Area of Conservation: Kennet & Lambourn FloodplainPart of the site · +1 more
Also checked, none recorded (18)

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, 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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