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Basildon Park Lower Basildon Reading RG8 9NR

Awaiting decision West Berkshire 25/02053/5DAY Tree 5 Day Notices

Works: Trees

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Proposal

Oak 00743 with Eiffel Tower fungus: Reduce major scaffold limbs in upper crown by 5m to reduce wind exposure following double limb failure

As published by the council, reference 25/02053/5DAY

Application record

Reference
25/02053/5DAY
Type
Tree 5 Day Notices
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
8 Sep 2025
Validated
8 Sep 2025
Ward
Basildon
Parish
Basildon Parish Council
Postcode
RG8 9NR

Site history

Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register

This site has had 2 applications since 2025.

  • 26/01616/LBC Awaiting decision

    Basildon Park Lower Basildon Reading RG8 9NR

    Upgrading of existing fire alarm system

    Submitted 23 Jul 2026 Heritage and listed buildings

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 8 Sep 2025

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 10 Aug 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 3 November 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 59 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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What 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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