Planning application
18 PICTON WAY, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 8NJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
G.1 Sycamore x 1 + Horse Chestnut (C/L) Crown reduce Sycamore by approximately 20% of leaf area
As published by the council, reference PL/25/1705
Application record
- Reference
- PL/25/1705
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 26 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 26 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 23 Dec 2025
- Ward
- Emmer Green Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 8NJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Nov 2025
Received by Reading
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23 Dec 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
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 23 December 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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