Planning application
23 MANDEVILLE CLOSE, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4JT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 and T2 Oak - Reduce height by up to 3m , reduce side branches up to 4m, light reshaping 1-2m reductions, Crown lifting both trees to 5.5m
As published by the council, reference PL/26/0628
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/0628
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Part 1 Valid
- Received
- 11 May 2026
- Validated
- 12 May 2026
- Ward
- Southcote Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG30 4JT
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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11 May 2026
Received by Reading
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12 May 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 7 July 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
2 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.
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 34 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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