Planning application
3A DERBY ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 5HE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Cut back basil growth, and pollard crown
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0085
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0085
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve with Conditions
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 5 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 5HE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2020: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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200039 Granted
3a Derby Road Caversham Reading RG4 5HE
Pollarding of seven Lime trees outside Field View. These are T23, 26, 28, 29, 33 & 35
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Reading
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5 Feb 2026
Decision issued: Approve with Conditions
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
Reading granted permission on 5 February 2026, 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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