Planning application
The Swan at Streatley High Street Streatley Reading RG8 9HR
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
Removal of a failed Ash tree from Conservation Area, following snap out of scaffold limb. w3w location ///improvise.developer.unusually.
As published by the council, reference 26/01004/5DAY
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01004/5DAY
- Type
- Tree 5 Day Notices
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Granted As published: No Objection Raised
- Received
- 8 May 2026
- Validated
- 8 May 2026
- Decided
- 15 May 2026
- Ward
- Basildon
- Parish
- Streatley Parish Council
- Postcode
- RG8 9HR
Site history
Applications at this address on the West Berkshire register
This site has had 2 applications since 2026: 1 approved, 0 refused.
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26/01230/TPW Decided
The Swan At Streatley High Street Streatley Reading RG8 9HR
952 - Oak: located within rear main car park of The Swan at Streatley. Detailed and bespoke reduction in height and spread due to decay, crown retrenchment and overall tree risk. Full specification in accompanying letter reference: JH.260441, dated 5th June 2026, includes: height 10 - 15 metres; north canopy 4 - 5 metres; northwest canopy 5 - 6 metres; eastern and southern canopies 2 - 4 metres (see photos in letter for further detail).
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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8 May 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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15 May 2026
Decision issued: No Objection Raised
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25 Jul 2026
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Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
6 documents on file for this application
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West Berkshire granted permission on 15 May 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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952 - Oak: located within rear main car park of The Swan at Streatley. Detailed and bespoke reduction in height and spread due to decay, crown retrenchment and overall tree risk. Full specification in accompanying letter reference: JH.260441, dated 5th June 2026, includes: height 10 - 15 metres; north canopy 4 - 5 metres; northwest canopy 5 - 6 metres; eastern and southern canopies 2 - 4 metres (see photos in letter for further detail).
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