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All Saints Church Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NN

Granted Reading 230160 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 (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
Granted As published: Approve
Received
12 Feb 2023
Validated
20 Feb 2023
Decided
13 Apr 2023
Ward
Coley Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG1 6NN

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 1 approved, 0 refused.

  • 230163 Decided

    All Saints Church Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NN

    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 to 2.5m. Reduce the height to 6.5m above ground level as per Crown survey report attached

    Decided 24 Mar 2023 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 12 Feb 2023

    Received by Reading

  2. 20 Feb 2023

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 13 Apr 2023

    Decision issued: Approve

  4. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

Documents

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1 document on file for this application

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What this grant of permission means

Reading granted permission on 13 April 2023, 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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