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69 ROTHERFIELD WAY, EMMER GREEN, READING, RG4 8PJ

Awaiting decision Reading PL/26/1258 Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

There is a laurel tree in my back garden that needs be be pruned as it’s branches are reaching the house roof

As published by the council, reference PL/26/1258

Application record

Reference
PL/26/1258
Type
Works to a Tree in a Conservation Area
Status
Valid
Received
21 Sep 2026
Validated
21 Sep 2026
Ward
Emmer Green Ward
Decision by
Delegated Decision
Postcode
RG4 8PJ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 21 Sep 2026

    Received by Reading

  2. 22 Sep 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 16 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.

What 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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