Planning application
57-59 BATH ROAD, READING, RG30 2BA
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
Proposal
Tree – Cedar tree T45, TPO order number 99/06 - Remove to ground level.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0137
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0137
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Refuse
- Received
- 2 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 3 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 2 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Southcote Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG30 2BA
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 3 applications since 2024: 1 approved, 1 refused.
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PL/26/1080 Awaiting decision
57-59 BATH ROAD, READING, RG30 2BA
Raise crowns on 6 trees
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PL/24/1190 Granted
57-59 BATH ROAD, READING, RG30 2BA
Cedar to crown lift to 6m to gain clearance to the playground and play equipment. Thin canopy by 10 percent removing secondary internal branches only and deadwood.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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2 Feb 2026
Received by Reading
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3 Feb 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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2 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Refuse
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this refusal means
Reading refused this application for the reasons on the decision notice; only the applicant can appeal, and refused schemes often return in revised form. 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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57-59 BATH ROAD, READING, RG30 2BA
Cedar to crown lift to 6m to gain clearance to the playground and play equipment. Thin canopy by 10 percent removing secondary internal branches only and deadwood.
Granted Trees 4 docs -
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Other tree works applications
In Reading
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PL/25/0915 Granted
BAILIFFS COTTAGE, THE BROOKMILL, READING, RG1 6DD
T1 - Copper Beech - Thin crown by 10%, removing rubbing / weak crossing branches. Crown lift to approximately 3.5m by pruning tip ends only Prune limbs towards house by 1.5m.
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PL/26/1198 Awaiting decision
10 RIDGE HALL CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7EP
Fell 2 Ash trees
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PL/26/0823 Split decision
43 RICHMOND ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7PR
Cooper Beech - prune by up to 3 meters on side & top. Crown raise by 3.5 meters on side only
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PL/26/0964 Granted
Communal residential car park off Cintra Close, adjacent to 9 Cintra Close, Katesgrove, Reading, RG2 7AL
Cherry (Prunus sp.) - Tree T11, TPO 8/21 (Cintra Close). Crown lifting and reduction of the lower lateral branches on the side overhanging the car parking bays
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PL/26/1081 Decided
2 BROWNLOW ROAD, READING, RG1 6NP
T1 & T2 (Hornbeams): Cut overhanging hornbeams back to the boundary to remove overhang