Planning application
44 Starlings Drive Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SU
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Dead Oak: to be left as a monolith at approx. 2m high
As published by the council, reference 25/02048/5DAY
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02048/5DAY
- Type
- Tree 5 Day Notices
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection Raised
- Received
- 8 Sep 2025
- Validated
- 8 Sep 2025
- Decided
- 9 Sep 2025
- Ward
- Tilehurst Birch Copse
- Parish
- Tilehurst Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG31 4SU
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 Sep 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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9 Sep 2025
Decision issued: No Objection Raised
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10 Aug 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 9 September 2025, subject to any conditions on the decision notice. Work must normally begin within three years or the permission lapses. More in our guide to what happens after a planning decision.
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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