62 Hazel Road Purley On Thames Reading RG8 8HR

1. 15 Sep 2025

   Received by West Berkshire

2. 13 Oct 2025

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 10 Aug 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 8 December 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.

• 19 Hazel Road Purley On Thames Reading West Berkshire RG8 8HR

  21/02883/HOUSE Submitted 16 Nov 2021 85m away

  Part retrospective. single storey rear extension no greater than 3.5m in depth, with eaves height matching the existing eaves and ridge height substantially lower than the existing ridge and no higher than 4m in height and alterations to fenestration on the east elevation.

  Granted Householder Extension Roofing +1 16 docs
  Small domestic

• 15 Skerritt Way Purley On Thames Reading RG8 8DD

  26/00035/HOUSE Submitted 9 Jan 2026 144m away

  Retrospective application for the partial conversion of the existing garage to form a utility room, together with internal alterations. No external alterations are proposed.

  Granted Householder 13 docs
  Domestic

• 72 Hazel Road Purley On Thames Reading RG8 8HR

  20/00590/HOUSE Submitted 4 Mar 2020 153m away

  Conversion of loft space to form habitable room, incorporating 3No. Velux windows to the front & 2 Cottage style dormer windows to the rear

  Refused Householder Loft or dormer Windows or glazing 10 docs
  Domestic

• 53 Hazel Road Purley On Thames Reading RG8 8HR

  25/02365/HOUSE Submitted 14 Oct 2025 160m away

  Proposed ground floor front extension to porch and loft conversion with addition of a dormer to the rear elevation and rooflights to the front elevation.

  Granted Householder Extension Loft or dormer 21 docs
  Small domestic

• Land To Rear Of Purley Magna Purley On Thames Reading

  25/02663/TPW Submitted 23 Oct 2025 195m away

  Cedar Tree: spec per tree report (Undertake a reduction of over extended limbs in the upper east canopy and mid north west canopy. Limbs should be reduced by approximately 2-3 metres to match the natural outline of the remaining limbs)

  Granted Trees 3 docs

• Purley Magna Purley On Thames Reading

  25/02368/5DAY Submitted 13 Oct 2025 197m away

  Partially collapsed Ash tree: To reduce to a 3m standing monolith.

  Granted Trees 2 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