Planning application
1 ALBERT ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AN
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G3 - Mixed Species Group - Encroaching onto street light - reduce lateral branches to provide approx 1m clearance to street light T4 - Sycamore - Encroaching onto street light - reduce lateral branches to provide approx 1m clearance to street light & remove deadwood. T7 - Beech - Low over road and garden - crown lift pendulous growth to approx 3.5m - 4.5m T9 - Chestnut -crown reduce to previous pruning points removing up to 2.5m G6 - Mixed Species Group - Hazardous deadwood in crowns - remove hazardous deadwood
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1194
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1194
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 25 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 26 Aug 2025
- Decided
- 4 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Caversham Heights Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 7AN
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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25 Aug 2025
Received by Reading
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26 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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4 Sep 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
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Reading granted permission on 4 September 2025, 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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