Planning application
20 ST PETERS HILL, CAVERSHAM, READING, RG4 7AX
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Tree cutting required on behalf of cityfibre to allow new overhead cable installation.
As published by the council, reference PL/26/1233
Application record
- Reference
- PL/26/1233
- Type
- Consent under Tree Preservation Orders
- Status
- Valid
- Received
- 15 Sep 2026
- Validated
- 17 Sep 2026
- Ward
- Caversham Heights Ward
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- RG4 7AX
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Sep 2026
Received by Reading
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17 Sep 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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22 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 12 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 57 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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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 36 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/26/1305 Awaiting decision
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PL/26/1312 Awaiting decision
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PL/26/1105 Granted
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PL/26/1112 Decided
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