Planning application
194 UPPER WOODCOTE ROAD, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7JU
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Branch pruning and crown lifting to Two trees: T6 (Pine) and T7 (Monteray Pine)
As published by the council, reference PL/26/1129
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/1129
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 24 Aug 2026
- Validated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Heights Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 7JU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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24 Aug 2026
Received by Reading
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3 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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8 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 29 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
7 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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PL/26/1081 Decided
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