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1 QUEENSBOROUGH DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JA

Awaiting decision Reading PL/26/1068 Consent under Tree Preservation Orders

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 - Beech - Crown reduction by approximately 1.5 metres in both height and lateral spread

As published by the council, reference PL/26/1068

Application record

Reference
PL/26/1068
Type
Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
Status
Valid
Received
7 Aug 2026
Validated
10 Aug 2026
Ward
Caversham Heights Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG4 7JA

Site history

Applications at this address on the Reading register

This site has had 2 applications since 2019.

  • 191823 Split decision

    1 Queensborough Drive Caversham Reading RG4 7JA

    Beech (T1) 20% Canopy reduction approximately 1.5-2m from height and spread and raise canopy to 5.5m above ground level.

    Decided 19 Dec 2019 Trees

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 7 Aug 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Validated

    Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

  3. 15 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  4. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 5 October 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

5 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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What 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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