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Holly Cottage Speen Lane Speen Newbury RG14 1RN

26/00789/TPWTree Works Under TPOAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

Cherry tree - fell. Reason: The tree is unsafe and presents risk of falling. A substantial limb has recently fallen exposing the lower part of the trunk as considerably rotten and hollow. Arborist has inspected the damaged trunk and advised that the tree should be felled to make safe.

Received
10 April 2026
Decision due
8 June 2026
Ward
Newbury Speen
  1. Received10 Apr
  2. Validated13 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target8 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at Holly Cottage Speen Lane Speen Newbury RG14 1RN. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 10 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area. There are no previous applications recorded at this address. In the past year there have been 44 applications across Newbury Speen. We hold 674 applications in total for the RG14 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
RG14 1RN
Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Speen Parish Council
District
323

Planning application dates

Date validated
13 April 2026

Planning decision

Statutory period
56 days

Additional information

Comments
0
Documents
2

Site constraints

Checking the site
2/3
Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

  • Tree Preservation OrderPart of the site · +1 more
  • Nutrient neutrality catchment: River Lambourn SACApplies to new homes and overnight accommodation
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (22)

flood storage areas, conservation areas, listed buildings, Article 4 directions, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, national parks, National Landscapes, 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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