1 Blands Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JY

1. 1 Sep 2025

   Received by West Berkshire

2. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

3. 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.

• March House 1 Blands Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JY

  26/00330/TPW Submitted 13 Feb 2026 15m away

  T1- Oak: Remove all major deadwood, reduce lateral scaffold limbs over the house by 2-3m to reduce risk of branch failure over the house. The rest of the tree carry out overall canopy reduction of 1-2m to suitable growth points to manage garden/house encroachment, leaving crown asymmetrical. No wounds to exceed 50mm. Remove epicormic growth on the main stem to 4m.

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 6 Blands Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JY

  26/01814/TPW Submitted 20 Aug 2026 83m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~15 Oct

  T1 - Oak - in front of house - remove epicormic growth on trunk up to 6 meters. Tip reduce lateral branch encroaching over roof by 1.5 meters to suitable growth points T2 Oak - LHS of house over garage -remove epicormic growth on trunk up to 6 meters. Reduce lateral branches encroaching over roof by 1.5 meters to suitable growth points T3 - Oak - rear garden behind house - remove epicormic growth on trunk up to 8 meters. Reduce lateral branches encroaching over roof by 1.5 meters to suitable growth points

  Awaiting decision

• The Willink School School Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3XJ

  20/00753/COND1 Submitted 20 Mar 2020 157m away

  Application for approval of details reserved by Condition 7 - Landscape Scheme and Condition 8 - Arboricultural Method Statement, of planning permission 19/02919/COMIND.

  Granted Conditions 8 docs

• Roundoaks School Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JZ

  26/01480/TPW Submitted 6 Jul 2026 158m away

  90% historically approved · decision due ~31 Aug

  T1 - Oak: remove all major deadwood and carry out radial light lateral prune of 1-2m to rebalance tree due to the suppression of the Pine tree next to the Oak and over extending limbs over the pond.

  Awaiting decision Trees

• 2 Nagle Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3EB

  25/02496/HOUSE Submitted 30 Oct 2025 179m away

  Single storey extension

  Granted Householder Extension 15 docs
  Small domestic

• Northlake House School Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3LA

  26/00441/TPW Submitted 23 Feb 2026 189m away

  T1 - Oak: Remove all major deadwood, reduce the canopy over the house by 1m to suitable growth points to give building clearance, carry out visual tree inspection T2 - Oak: on opposing side of garage. Reduce canopy by 1-2m to manage encroachment to Mulberry and Catalpa tree. Reduce lower scaffold limb back for 2m clearance from the summer house T3 - Oak: on boundary. Carry out lateral prune by 1-2m to give clearance to Swamp Cypress

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• 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