Planning application
THAMES VALLEY POLICE, CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7TH
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
TPO 1 (20) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 2 (17) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 3 (14) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 4 (11) - Plane Tree - Cut back from property by 2m, cut back from the police station by 2m, Sever Ivy to 1.5m agl reporting all structural defects on the tree and road sign and Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 5 (10) - Plane Tree - Crown lift to 5 metres, Remove dead and diseased wood. TPO 6 (8) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 7 (7) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 8 (6) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 9 (5) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 10 (4) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 11 (3) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres TPO 12 (2) - Lime Tree - Crown lift to 3 metres Please note numbers in (brackets) is tree reference in accompanying report
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0094
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0094
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 7TH
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/26/0519 Awaiting decision
THAMES VALLEY POLICE, CASTLE STREET, READING, RG1 7TH
Request for EIA Screening Opinion
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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26 Jan 2026
Received by Reading
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13 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Approve
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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 13 March 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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