Planning application
12 First Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TB
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Oak: Remove small lower limbs - new (epicormic) growth below the crown.
As published by the council, reference 26/00400/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 26/00400/TPW
- Type
- Tree Works Under TPO
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: Approval
- Received
- 19 Feb 2026
- Validated
- 19 Feb 2026
- Decided
- 16 Apr 2026
- Ward
- Tilehurst Birch Copse
- Parish
- Tilehurst Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG31 4TB
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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19 Feb 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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16 Apr 2026
Decision issued: Approval
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25 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
2 documents on file for this application
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Open the documentsWhat this grant of permission means
West Berkshire granted permission on 16 April 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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