Planning application
29 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PE
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
1) Two laurel trees – proposed felling and stump removal 2) Apple tree – general pruning 3) Sycamore – proposed removal 4) Eucalyptus – ivy removal only (no tree pruning)
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0254
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0254
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 24 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 24 Feb 2026
- Ward
- Redlands Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 5PE
Site history
Applications at this address on the Reading register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026.
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PL/26/1002 Awaiting decision
29 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PE
Installation of solar arrays to south-facing roofs.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Feb 2026
Received by Reading
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27 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 21 April 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
Reading took a median of 56 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document 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.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
This application is with Reading for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year Reading decided tree works applications in a median of 35 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.
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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