Planning application
72 West End Road Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3TJ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 - Yew: in rear garden. Reduce limbs that face the property reduce by 1.5-2m. Height will remain unchanged and the finished width will be approximately 5 - 6 metres. T2 - Conifer: in front garden. Reduce limbs that face the property reduce by 1.5-2m. Height will remain unchanged and the finished width will be approximately 5 - 6 metres. T3 - Dead Pine in front garden - fell.
As published by the council, reference 25/02692/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02692/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 21 Nov 2025
- Validated
- 21 Nov 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Burghfield & Mortimer
- Parish
- Stratfield Mortimer Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG7 3TJ
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2023: 2 approved, 0 refused.
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23/01659/TPW Granted
72 West End Road Mortimer Common Reading RG7 3TJ
Yew in rear: Crown lift to 3.5 to 4m above ground level (incorporating a reduction away from neighbours' eaves to give 1-1.5m gap). Oak in front: Monolith to height equal to less that falling distance to road edge.
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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21 Nov 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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22 Jan 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
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Who's behind it
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On Behalf of Goodwood Tree Surgery Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor
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West Berkshire granted permission on 22 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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