Planning application
THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY, KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4HJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1048 & T1049 Sycamore - Fell to ground level. T1044 London Plane (numbered as T3 on the TPO document) - Crown lift to 6m. T1076 Robinia - trim
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1465
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1465
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Approve
- Received
- 13 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 13 Oct 2025
- Decided
- 14 Nov 2025
- Ward
- Thames Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 4HJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 4 applications since 2024: 4 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/26/0050 Granted
Thames Valley University, Kings Road, Reading, RG1 4HJ
Installation of Air Source Heat Pumps and Thermal Storage, BESS, and associated transformers and switchgear GRP enclosures to replace the existing carbon based heat network.
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PL/26/0032 Granted
THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY, KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4HJ
Application to determine if prior approval is required for a proposed: Installation, Alteration or Replacement of other Solar Photovoltaics (PV) equipment on the Roofs of Non-domestic Buildings. The Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (England) Order 2015 (as amended) - Schedule 2, Part 14, Class J
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PL/24/1217 Granted
THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY, KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4HJ
Works to TPOs within boundary of Reading College
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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13 Oct 2025
Received by Reading
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14 Nov 2025
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 14 November 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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