Planning application
33 Huscarle Way Tilehurst Reading RG31 6GE
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak tree: Remove major deadwood, Tip-reduce the long low side branch on the north-west side by between 1.5-2m. Final pruning cut will be no greater than 75mm diameter and the total length of the branch after pruning shall be no less than 5m. This is to balance the tree once the opposite side has had the dead wood removed.
As published by the council, reference 25/02548/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02548/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 4 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 12 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 12 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Tilehurst & Purley
- Parish
- Purley On Thames Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG31 6GE
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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4 Nov 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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12 Nov 2025
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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12 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Berkshire granted permission on 12 January 2026, 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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