Planning application
17 Auclum Close Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3DY
Works: Trees Small domestic
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Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
English Oak: Predominant lean overhanging rear boundary fence line, overhanging neighboring property. Visible fruiting bodies at base evident. Due to the predominant lean and size and location of the tree, I would recommend it would be prudent to reduce the crown laterals directly overhanging the neighboring property by approx.. 2m. To give greater clearance over neighbors garden and also to help rebalance the entire crown
As published by the council, reference 25/02771/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02771/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approval
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 22 Jan 2026
- Ward
- Burghfield & Mortimer
- Parish
- Burghfield Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG7 3DY
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 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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Tree World Services Ltd Agent, a tree-works contractor registered in Reading
Active · incorporated 2000 · Reading
12 applications on PlanIndex · across 2 councils
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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.
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