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: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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PL/26/1002 Granted
29 ALEXANDRA ROAD, READING, RG1 5PE
Installation of EV charger and solar arrays to south-facing roof slopes.
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 57 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
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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 36 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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