Land Adjacent To 2 -8 Magpie Way Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SJ

1. 27 Jul 2026

   Received by West Berkshire

2. 28 Jul 2026

   Validated

   Checked as complete and ready for consideration.

3. 31 Jul 2026

   Added to PlanIndex

4. Decision

   Awaiting decision

   Decision expected by 22 September 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 59 days over the applications it decided in the last year.

This application is with West Berkshire for determination, against a statutory target of eight weeks. Over the last year West Berkshire decided tree works applications in a median of 51 days. More in our guide to how long planning decisions take.

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.

• 2 Fourth Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TG

  23/01786/TPW Submitted 19 Jul 2023 100 yards away

  Birch - Remove or cut back due to birds mess dropping in garden.

  Granted Trees 1 doc

• 23 Fifth Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TH

  26/01840/5DAY Submitted 17 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  T5 - Oak: Fell and replace (with Hornbeam, Rowan or Field Maple)

  Granted

• 44 Starlings Drive Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SU

  25/02048/5DAY Submitted 8 Sep 2025 100 yards away

  Dead Oak: to be left as a monolith at approx. 2m high

  Granted Trees 2 docs

• 34 Seventh Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TL

  26/01842/5DAY Submitted 17 Aug 2026 100 yards away

  T4 - Oak: Reduce monolith to 4-5m pole (following thorough bat check as tree has bat habitat potential)

  Granted Trees

• 8 Second Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TD

  26/01765/5DAY Submitted 13 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  Oak - To be reduced again but more heavily as opposed to last time. Reduce to red cut line as per Senior Tree Officer photo of 17th Aug 2026.

  Granted Trees

• 1 Second Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TD

  26/01843/5DAY Submitted 17 Aug 2026 150 yards away

  T1 - Oak: Remove and replace with a medium sized species (e.g Field Maple, Hornbeam, Silver Birch or Rowan)

  Granted

• 26/02154/TPW Awaiting decision

  5 Tamarisk Court Thatcham RG18 4EX

  T1 - Oak: Cut back lower branches by approx 2 -2.5 metres or to good growths points on the branch. Deadwood where needed

  Received 9 Sep, published by the council 12 Oct 2026 Trees
• 26/01642/TPC Granted

  High Trees Main Street West Ilsley Newbury RG20 7AA

  Please see accompanying recommended works from Jenks tree surgeons. Relates to three purple plum trees. We intend to reduce each by 1-1.5m which will reduce remaining height to approximately 2.5-3m in order to bring the trees back into scale with their surroundings.

  Received 28 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01637/TPC Granted

  6A Donnington Square Newbury RG14 1PJ

  T1 - Laurel: cut to the ground

  Received 27 Jul, published by the council 31 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01598/TPC Granted

  Icollege Intervention 88 Newtown Road Newbury RG14 7BT

  T1 - Lime: Inside Car Park Area. Re-pollard to old points. The proposed works would not reduce the amenity value of the tree and will allow sustainable tree management in the long term. The works are part of a regular maintenance program to retain the tree at a suitable size of its location.

  Received 21 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees
• 26/01591/TPW Granted

  Southwood Tydehams Newbury RG14 6JT

  T0672 Fell Ash tree T0673 Fell Hawthorn T0674 Fell Sycamore T0675 Fell Sycamore T0676 Fell Ash T0677 Fell Ash T0678 Fell Ash T0681 Fell Ash T0682 Fell Sycamore

  Received 20 Jul, published by the council 25 Jul 2026 Trees