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Roundoaks School Lane Burghfield Common Reading RG7 3JZ

Awaiting decision West Berkshire 26/01480/TPW

Works: Trees

Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.

Proposal

T1 - Oak: remove all major deadwood and carry out radial light lateral prune of 1-2m to rebalance tree due to the suppression of the Pine tree next to the Oak and over extending limbs over the pond.

As published by the council, reference 26/01480/TPW

Application record

Reference
26/01480/TPW
Status
Awaiting decision
Received
6 Jul 2026
Validated
6 Jul 2026
Postcode
RG7 3JZ

Timeline

Dates from the published record

  1. 6 Jul 2026

    Received by West Berkshire

  2. 25 Jul 2026

    Added to PlanIndex

  3. Decision

    Awaiting decision

    Decision expected by 31 August 2026, 8 weeks from validation under the statutory target for most applications. Extensions of time are common and are agreed case by case.

    West Berkshire took a median of 58 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

What happens while it is decided

This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire's median decision took 58 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

About this record

The published feed does not state which type of application this is; the register entry on West Berkshire's portal will say. Our guide explains the common types.

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    26/00441/TPW Submitted 23 Feb 2026 62m away

    T1 - Oak: Remove all major deadwood, reduce the canopy over the house by 1m to suitable growth points to give building clearance, carry out visual tree inspection T2 - Oak: on opposing side of garage. Reduce canopy by 1-2m to manage encroachment to Mulberry and Catalpa tree. Reduce lower scaffold limb back for 2m clearance from the summer house T3 - Oak: on boundary. Carry out lateral prune by 1-2m to give clearance to Swamp Cypress

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    26/01814/TPW Submitted 20 Aug 2026 77m away

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    25/02626/TPW Submitted 14 Nov 2025 161m away

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