Planning application
Pike Shaw Huscarle Way Tilehurst Reading
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Carry out all priority 1 work on attached schedule: 735- Ash: Starting to show signs of Ash Dieback. Reduce crown by 50% (10m) to a finished height of no less than 8m and a finished radial spread of no less than 4 m 742- Sycamore: Remove major deadwood Hornbeam: Fell to near ground level 804- Ash: Starting to show signs of Ash Dieback. Reduce crown by 20% (15m) to a finished height of no less than 15m and a finished radial spread of no less than 4 m 775- Sycamore: Remove major deadwood 874-Ash: Reduce radial spread by 30% (6m) to a finished height of no less than10m and a finished radial spread of no less than 6m Adj to 817- Oak: Remove major deadwood 842- Hawthorn: Reduce by 30% (6m) to a finished height of no less than 6m and a finished radial spread of no less than 2m
As published by the council, reference 25/01867/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01867/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 15 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Tilehurst & Purley
- Parish
- Purley On Thames Parish Council
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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15 Aug 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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29 Aug 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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10 Aug 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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Decision
Awaiting decision
Decision expected by 24 October 2025, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.
West Berkshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.
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Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Richmond
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This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire decided tree works applications in a median of 51 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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