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
- Approve
- Received
- 26 Jan 2026
- Validated
- 26 Jan 2026
- Decided
- 13 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Abbey Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 7TH
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
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
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Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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