Planning application
Withy Copse Withy Close Tilehurst Reading
Works: Trees
Refused. Only the applicant can appeal, within the statutory time limit, and a revised scheme can be submitted instead.
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
Application record
- Reference
- 25/02777/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Refused As published: Refusal
- Received
- 1 Dec 2025
- Validated
- 1 Dec 2025
- Decided
- 9 Mar 2026
- Ward
- Tilehurst Birch Copse
- Parish
- Tilehurst Parish Council
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2025: 0 approved, 1 refused.
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25/01826/TPW Awaiting decision
Withy Copse Withy Close Tilehurst Reading
0J0Z - Ash: Reduce to a 5-6m standing stack, leave arisings in wood 0J0Y - Ash: Fell and dismantle, leave arisings in wood 0J0X - Ash: Fell and dismantle, leave arisings in wood The three ash trees are in the far eastern corner of Withy Copse and immediately to the rear of 11 and 12 Withy Close and 14 Blagrave Rise, see map.
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
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
3 documents on file for this application
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