Land Adjacent To 18 Damson Drive Mortimer Reading RG7 3WZ

1. 25 Aug 2025

   Received by West Berkshire

2. 1 Sep 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 27 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.

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.

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.

• 10 Damson Drive Mortimer Reading RG7 3WZ

  26/01394/HOUSE Submitted 26 Jun 2026 43m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~21 Aug

  Retrospective single-storey rear conservatory extension

  Awaiting decision Extension
  Small domestic

• The Havethuset Mortimer Hill The Street Mortimer Reading RG7 3PW

  20/01024/HOUSE Submitted 29 Apr 2020 58m away

  Replacement of existing glazed roof area with eco slate roof finish and inclusion of 3 number new roof windows.

  Withdrawn Householder Roofing Windows or glazing 14 docs
  Domestic

• 24 Bilberry Gardens Mortimer Reading RG7 3WU

  25/02776/HOUSE Submitted 2 Dec 2025 90m away

  Removing the glass section of the existing conservatory and replace with a cavity wall with double glazed bi-fold doors and a high level opening window and flat warm roof with two sky lights. Reduce the height of the window of the stairs on the house to accommodate conservatory works. No change to floor plan.

  Granted Householder Extension Windows or glazing 12 docs
  Small domestic

• The Havethuset Mortimer Hill The Street Mortimer Reading RG7 3PW

  26/01453/HOUSE Submitted 1 Jul 2026 106m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~27 Aug

  Detached garage building

  Awaiting decision

• 3 Orchard Road Mortimer Reading RG7 3QN

  25/02044/COND Submitted 21 Aug 2025 262m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~13 Nov

  Application for approval of details reserved by condition 5 'Tree protection scheme (Minor)' of approved application 24/02772/HOUSE: Single storey rear extension

  Awaiting decision Conditions Extension Trees 3 docs
  Small domestic

• Latham Cottage The Street Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3RD

  26/00153/FUL Submitted 23 Jan 2026 330m away

  Demolition of a fire-damaged dwelling and its replacement with a like-for-like single residential dwelling at Latham Cottage, The Avenue, Mortimer, RG7 3RD.

  Granted Full applications Demolition 22 docs
  Domestic

• 26/00993/TPC Granted

  White Hart House 4 White Hart Yard High Street Streatley Reading RG8 9JE

  Yew: Fell

  7 May 2026 Trees
• 26/01404/TPW Decided

  13 The Birchwoods Tilehurst Reading RG31 5UH

  1. Conifer Hedgerow of approx 7 trees: On the left hand side of the garden. 272cm tall x 690cm long and 175cm width. Cut them down. 2. Hedgerow of Conifer Trees: roughly 290cm tall. Trim them thinner and trimming the top part to maintain a straight top. 3. For the shrubs, they consist of multiple types of plants. One of them is holly with spiky leaves. For the shrubs, we would like to seek permission to cut off all of them 4. Cherry Tree: Remove

  29 Jun 2026 Trees
• 26/01507/TPW Granted

  22 Barbour Drive Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3FQ

  Oak Tree overhanging rear garden, either option 1) or 2) below: Option 1) Overall crown reduction to BS 3998:2010 reducing height by 2.5-3.0m and sides by max 1.0-1.5m. All final finish cuts to good growth points, with cuts no greater than 65mm at top (50mm for sides) diameter. Option 2) Lateral crown reduction (tip reduction) of southwest to southeast quadrants over rear garden by max 1.0-1.5m. All final finish cuts to good growth points in accrodance with BS 3998:2010, with cuts no greater than 50mm diameter. Blending in at sides.

  8 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01323/TPW Granted

  24 Auclum Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3DY

  T1 - Oak (Quercus robur): approximately 18m in height with a crown spread of 8m - Selectively prune branches currently in contact with the dwelling, pruning back to suitable previous pruning points using hand tools to provide a clearance of approx. 1-1.5m from the building (final finish cuts to good growth points). - Remove epicormic growth from the stem. T2 - Oak (Quercus robur): approximately 20m in height with a crown spread of 15m. - Selectively reduce the lowest eastern crown sector over the roof by up to 1.5m. - Undertake a selective crown lift to approximately 5m above ground level. - Selectively reduce the south western crown sector by up to 1.5m to provide approx clearance of 1-1.5m from the neighbouring roof at No. 23 - final finish cuts to good growth points. - Remove epicormic growth from the stem. All pruning works to be undertaken in accordance with BS3998:2010.

  18 Jun 2026 Trees
• 26/01241/TPW Granted

  Rennie Court Old College Road Newbury RG14 1TJ

  T15 and T16 - Chestnut and Sycamore: Crown redcuce the canopy of both trees by 30% leaving as one canopy. Leaving the height of both trees no lower than 15 metres and the radius of the trees no less than 4 metres.

  4 Jun 2026 Trees