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Kings Academy Prospect Cockney Hill Tilehurst Reading RG30 4EX

Split decision Reading 230005 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees Small domestic

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

Proposal

2513 Hawthorn - Remove major deadwood,ie branches over 50 at source and over 300mm in length and reshape the remaining crown. 25 FloweringCherry - Crown lift to prune clear back from the road to allow high sided vehicles to safely pass by. Reduce and reshape overall by 1.5m in view of the trees age and presence of a fungal pathogen on one major root run. 2528 Pedunculate Oak - Crown lift to 5 above the car park edges. 2559 Ash & Sycamore - Crown lift to clear ab the boundary fence. 0588[2594]Pedunculate Oak - Reduce and reshape t crown by varying amounts according to the current shape i.e. at front(south)

As published by the council, reference 230005

Application record

Reference
230005
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Decision Made
Decision
Part approved, part refused As published: Split
Received
4 Jan 2023
Validated
10 Jan 2023
Decided
1 Mar 2023
Ward
Norcot Ward
Parish
Reading Borough
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG30 4EX

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 3 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.

  • PL/24/1608 Granted

    KINGS ACADEMY PROSPECT, COCKNEY HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4EX

    0567 Common Ash -Triple stemmed tree with tight forks at ground level. 2534 Oak - Branches touch cables on west side. Shorten back laterals to provide safe clearance from the cables. 0571 Common Ash Northern stem grows out towards the road, Southern trunk has been reduced and reshaped. 0574 [2545] Balsam Poplar - Significant crown dieback – Fell to ground level in a controlled manner

    Decided 20 Jan 2025 Trees
  • PL/24/1248 Granted

    KINGS ACADEMY PROSPECT, COCKNEY HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4EX

    Crown lift to 2m above the car park (once a year for 5 years), remove saplings within 0.5m of car park edge.

    Decided 15 Nov 2024 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 4 Jan 2023

    Received by Reading

  2. 10 Jan 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 1 Mar 2023

    Decision issued: Split

  4. 8 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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2 documents on file for this application

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After the decision

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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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  • KINGS ACADEMY PROSPECT, COCKNEY HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4EX

    PL/24/1248 Submitted 23 Sep 2024 50 yards away

    Crown lift to 2m above the car park (once a year for 5 years), remove saplings within 0.5m of car park edge.

    Granted Trees 6 docs

  • KINGS ACADEMY PROSPECT, COCKNEY HILL, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4EX

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