Planning application
ABBEYFIELD HOUSE, 11 MAITLAND ROAD, READING, RG1 6NL
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1: Walnut - To reduce by 4 metres the lime extending to the North East T2: Pear - To reduce all round by 2 metres back to previous reduction points T6: Crab Apple - To reduce all round by 1-2. T8: Dogwood - To reduce all round by 1-2 metres
As published by the council, reference PL/26/1214
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/1214
- Type
- Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 10 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Coley Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG1 6NL
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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10 Sep 2026
Received by Reading
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11 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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14 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 6 November 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
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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 35 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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T1 (Lime): Remove dead wood, clear basal growth, prune to give 2m clearance to building. T3 (Holly): reduce to 2ft stump to maintain as a hedge. T4 (Holly): Reduce the southern and western radial spreads to 2.5m. Reduce the height to 6.5m above ground level as per Crown survey report attached
Decided Trees 1 doc -
All Saints Church Downshire Square Reading RG1 6NN
T1 (Lime)- Remove dead wood, clear basal growth, prune to give 2m clearance to building. T3 (Holly)- reduce to 2ft stump to maintain as a hedge. T4 (Holly)- Reduce the southern and western radial spreads to2.5m. Reduce the height to 6.5m above ground level as per Crown surveyreport attached. T5 (Lawson Cypress)- dismantle to just above ground level due to health and safety concerns.
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