Planning application
Land Adjacent To 2 -8 Magpie Way Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SJ
Works: Trees
Still open. Anyone can comment while the consultation period runs, and comments go to the council rather than to us.
Proposal
T1 - 1x Oak Tree in Aviary Court, which is overhanging the garden of 10 Magpie Way - crown reduce by approximately 2m from the tips to 5 x tertiary branches of the southeast property facing side of the tree, to increase the gap between the tree and the house. Reduce from 14m to 12m in height and from 12m to 8m in width.
As published by the council, reference 26/01636/TPW
Application record
- Reference
- 26/01636/TPW
- Status
- Awaiting decision
- Received
- 27 Jul 2026
- Validated
- 28 Jul 2026
- Postcode
- RG31 4SJ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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27 Jul 2026
Received by West Berkshire
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28 Jul 2026
Validated
Checked as complete and ready for consideration.
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31 Jul 2026
Added to PlanIndex
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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 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.
Nearby applications
Within 500 metres
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38 Magpie Way Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SJ
90% historically approved · decision due ~6 Aug
T2 - Oak: fell and treated with eco plugs
Awaiting decision -
34 Seventh Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TL
90% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct
T4 - Oak: Reduce monolith to 4-5m pole (following thorough bat check as tree has bat habitat potential)
Decided Trees -
23 Fifth Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TH
90% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct
T5 - Oak: Fell and replace (with Hornbeam, Rowan or Field Maple)
Decided -
44 Starlings Drive Tilehurst Reading RG31 4SU
Dead Oak: to be left as a monolith at approx. 2m high
Granted Trees 2 docs -
8 Second Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TD
90% historically approved · decision due ~8 Oct
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.
Decided Trees -
1 Second Avenue Garston Park Tilehurst Reading RG31 4TD
90% historically approved · decision due ~12 Oct
T1 - Oak: Remove and replace with a medium sized species (e.g Field Maple, Hornbeam, Silver Birch or Rowan)
Decided