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The Churchyard St Marys Church Church Gate Thatcham

26/01198/TPCTree Works in Conservation AreaAwaiting decision
Site boundary (council red line)

Proposal

2888 - Lawson Cypress: Prune minor branches that are impacting overhead cables. Tip reduction would need to be at least 30cm away from the cable. We would ideally prefer 60cm, if allowed, to allow for regrowth before needing to take such action again.

Received
2 June 2026
Decision due
14 July 2026
Ward
Thatcham Central
  1. Received2 Jun
  2. Validated2 Jun
  3. Consult.
  4. Target14 Jul
  5. Decided

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About this application

This is a tree application at The Churchyard St Marys Church Church Gate Thatcham. West Berkshire has handled 578 applications of this type. It has been with the council since 2 June 2026 and is still awaiting a decision. The site is in a conservation area, with 5 listed buildings nearby. There has been 1 other application at this address. In the past year there have been 16 applications across Thatcham Central.

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

Application type
Tree Works in Conservation Area
Scale / size
Small
Parish
Thatcham Town Council

Planning application dates

Date validated
2 June 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.

  • Conservation area: Thatcham
  • Listed building: Grade II*: Church of St. MaryOn this site · +2 more
  • Tree Preservation OrderProtected tree on or next to this site · +2 more
  • Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)
Also checked, none recorded (21)

flood storage areas, 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, nutrient neutrality catchments, 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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