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Abbots House Abbey Street Reading RG1 3BD

Split decision Reading 221847 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Part of this application was approved and part refused. The decision notice on the council portal sets out which is which.

Proposal

T2 - up lift lower branches crown reduce by 25%. T4,T5 London plane - uplift lower over hanging branches and reduce crown by 25%. T6 up liftlower branches crown reduce by 25%. T7,T8 lift lower branches and reduce crown by 25%. T9 lift lower hanging branches above 2.5m in height. Conifer to be reduced in height by 30%

As published by the council, reference 221847

Application record

Reference
221847
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Part approved, part refused As published: Split
Received
9 Dec 2022
Validated
9 Feb 2023
Decided
28 Feb 2023
Ward
Abbey Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 3BD

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 191878 Granted

    Abbots House Abbey Street Reading RG1 3BD

    Front right hand side. T1 - London Plane - fell as close to ground level as possible.

    Decided 29 Nov 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 9 Dec 2022

    Received by Reading

  2. 9 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 28 Feb 2023

    Decision issued: Split

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report

1 document on file for this application

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After the decision

Reading has decided this application; the outcome above is the register's own wording and the decision notice on the council portal carries the detail. 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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