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Clearwater Court Vastern Road Reading RG1 8DB

Granted Reading 191699 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.

Proposal

T1 Horse Chestnut Lowest limb extending North over public footway reduce by up to 2m to reduce end loading. Limb extending North East over parking bay/footway showing historical internal defects (pic 10) reduce by 1.5-2m. Lowest limb extending directly closest parking bays reduce past failure points at 3.5m from source (pic 9). Selective removal of minimal epicormic to clear lamp column. Smaller branches under 10cm in diameter on East and West side showing clear defects on underside reduce by up to 2m. Re-inspect tree in March/April 2020 uponleaf emergence. Reason - Tree in decline. Epicormic on stem and Ivy covered base. Sparse crown with multiple defects.

As published by the council, reference 191699

Application record

Reference
191699
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Approve
Received
23 Oct 2019
Validated
25 Oct 2019
Decided
20 Nov 2019
Ward
Thames Ward
Parish
Reading Borough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 8DB

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 23 Oct 2019

    Received by Reading

  2. 25 Oct 2019

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 20 Nov 2019

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 20 November 2019, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.

About tree works applications

Applications for works to trees cover protected trees: consent under a tree preservation order, or six weeks notice for trees in a conservation area. More in our guide to planning application types.

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