Planning application
25/02777/TPW
Withy Copse Withy Close Tilehurst Reading
Proposal
See full description in attached Arboricultral report. T01 - English oak tree: Remove two side branches at around 11 m on the southwest side and next branch up at around 14 m on the south side to remove conflict with the house and encourage growth to the west. T02 - Ash tree: Remove low branch at around 5 m on south side to remove conflict with the house. T03 - English oak tree: Remove two side branches at around 8 m and 9 m on the southwest side and reduced the southwestern stem at around 10 m to favour the central stem. This is to remove conflict with the house and encourage growth to the west. T04- English oak tree: Remove the five branches on the southern side of the southern stem from around 9 m to 18 m leaving around 1 m stubs. Remove the southwestern branch on the western stem at around 6 m just beyond an existing branch growing into the woodland. This is to remove conflict with the house and encourage growth to the west.
As published by the council, reference 25/02777/TPW
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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1 Dec 2025
Received by West Berkshire
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9 Mar 2026
Decision issued: Refusal
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
What refusal means
The process from here
The council refused this application for the reasons set out on the decision notice, which the council portal holds in full. Only the applicant can appeal a refusal; the time limit runs from the decision date and is shorter for householder schemes.
Refusal does not prevent a fresh attempt. Applicants often address the reasons for refusal and resubmit, so a refused scheme is not necessarily the end of proposals for the site.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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