Planning application
All Saints Church Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 (Lime)- Remove dead wood, clear basal growth, prune to give 2m clearance to building. T3 (Holly)- reduce to 2ft stump to maintain as a hedge. T4 (Holly)- Reduce the southern and western radial spreads to2.5m. Reduce the height to 6.5m above ground level as per Crown surveyreport attached. T5 (Lawson Cypress)- dismantle to just above ground level due to health and safety concerns.
As published by the council, reference 230160
Application record
- Reference
- 230160
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 12 Feb 2023
- Validated
- 20 Feb 2023
- Decided
- 13 Apr 2023
- Ward
- Coley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 6NN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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12 Feb 2023
Received by Reading
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20 Feb 2023
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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13 Apr 2023
Decision issued: Approve
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15 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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All Saints Church Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NN
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