Planning application
The Plantation Floral Way Thatcham
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
Oak: Overhanging NE corner of rear garden of 54 Foxglove Way. Remove snapped out limb, plus tidy the remaining wound as necessary
As published by the council, reference 25/01987/5DAY
Application record
- Reference
- 25/01987/5DAY
- Type
- Tree 5 Day Notices
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 29 Aug 2025
- Validated
- 29 Aug 2025
- Ward
- Thatcham North East
- Parish
- Thatcham Town Council
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 5 applications since 2025.
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26/01761/TPW Awaiting decision
The Plantation Floral Way Thatcham
T1 - Poplar: Remove limb over hanging garden of 44 Foxglove Way with large wound from fallen limb T2 - Ash: Remove low limb
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26/01759/TPW Awaiting decision
The Plantation Floral Way Thatcham
T1 - Oak: Crown raise tree overhanging garden of 48 Foxglove Way by approximately 6m and reduce remaining canopy by approximately 2.5m leaving cuts no greater than 50mm. The final finished height would be left at 16m and spread left at 14m.
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26/01719/5DAY Decided
The Plantation Floral Way Thatcham
Oak: removal of a low lateral limb with a significant split
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26/01416/5DAY Decided
The Plantation Floral Way Thatcham
Poplar: removal of 2 snapped out branches (and minimum necessary work to tidy the wounds)
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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29 Aug 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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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.
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
1 document on file for this application
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Trade members open them from here.
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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