Planning application
Serendib Laneswood Mortimer Reading RG7 3UW
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Leaning Cypress: Fell T2 - Dead/Dying Cypress: Fell. Only low level branches are still alive at the moment T3 - Dead Cypress: Fell
As published by the council, reference 25/01920/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01920/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 20 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 27 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Burghfield & Mortimer
- Parish
- Stratfield Mortimer Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG7 3UW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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20 Aug 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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27 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 22 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.
Who's behind it
Company information only, from the register and Companies House
Agent on file, a tree-works contractor registered in Reading
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3 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat happens while it is decided
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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