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The Hollies The Thicket Leckhampstead Newbury RG20 8QW

26/00841/TPWTree Works Under TPOAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

T1: Reduce height and spread of oak tree by approximately 2.5m. Leaving cuts no greater than 50mm and finishing height of tree left at 14m

Received
17 April 2026
Decision due
12 June 2026
Ward
Downlands
Agent
C A Cook & Co Tree services and Fencing
  1. Received17 Apr
  2. Validated17 Apr
  3. Consult.
  4. Target12 Jun
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Hollies The Thicket Leckhampstead Newbury RG20 8QW. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 17 April 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 2 listed buildings nearby. There are no previous applications recorded 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 8QW
Application type
Tree Works Under TPO
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Leckhampstead Parish Council
District
836

Planning application dates

Date validated
17 April 2026

Applicant and agent

Agent
C A Cook & Co Tree services and Fencing
Agent address
8 Upper Stone Rise Ashmore Green Thatcham RG20 8QW GB

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 OrderProtected tree on 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 (21)

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, 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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