Planning application
Blorenge House Ashampstead Reading RG8 8RT
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - Silver Birch: Fell; T2 - Silver Birch: Fell
As published by the council, reference 25/02334/TPC
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02334/TPC
- Type
- Tree Works in Conservation Area
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 9 Oct 2025
- Validated
- 9 Oct 2025
- Ward
- Basildon
- Parish
- Ashampstead Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG8 8RT
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 3 applications since 2019: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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19/03165/LBC2 Granted
Blorenge House Ashampstead Reading RG8 8RT
Internal alterations, like for like replacement bay window, installation of chimney pot.
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19/03164/HOUSE Granted
Blorenge House Ashampstead Reading RG8 8RT
Internal alterations, like for like replacement bay window, installation of chimney pot.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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9 Oct 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 4 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 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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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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Internal alterations, like for like replacement bay window, installation of chimney pot.
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