Planning application
PRIORY POINT, 36 SOUTHCOTE LANE, READING
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T4 - Plum - Reduce canopy by up to 1 metre to maintain size and clearance from adjacent signs. T5 - Lime - Crown raise to 5 metres from ground level. Reduce lateral branches growing towards dwellings by up to 1.5 metres to provide 2 metre clearance. T8 - Silver Birch - reduce by up to 1 metre, back to suitable growth points to maintain shape. T11 - Sycamore - prune lateral branches growing towards Indian bean tree by up to 2 metres back to suitable Growth points to provide some separation between canopies.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/1077
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/1077
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Decision Made
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approve
- Received
- 10 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 10 Aug 2026
- Decided
- 25 Aug 2026
- Ward
- Southcote Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Aug 2026
Received by Reading
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15 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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25 Aug 2026
Decision issued: Approve
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
7 documents on file for this application
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Reading granted permission on 25 August 2026, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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PL/26/1305 Awaiting decision
THAMES VALLEY UNIVERSITY, KINGS ROAD, READING, RG1 4HJ
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PL/26/1312 Awaiting decision
3 KNOWLE CLOSE, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7LH
Application for Tree works - fell T5 Willow to a 3m monolith
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PL/26/1105 Granted
14 BRAMBLE CRESCENT, TILEHURST, READING, RG30 4TX
Crown raise tree to 6m.
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PL/26/1112 Decided
90 KENDRICK ROAD, READING, RG1 5DN
T1 (sycamore): dismantle to just above ground level T2 (elm): dismantle dead elm to just above ground level