Planning application
1 QUEENSBOROUGH DRIVE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JA
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.
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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.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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7 Aug 2026
Received by Reading
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10 Aug 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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
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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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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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.
Split decision Trees 1 doc -
21 Queensborough Drive Caversham Reading RG4 7JA
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Granted Lawful development 3 docs -
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PL/26/1198 Awaiting decision
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PL/26/0823 Split decision
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PL/26/0964 Granted
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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
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